According to the information below,
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS)
disease was likely to have entered the European Union repeatedly via ornamental fish. But there’ve been no outbreaks of EUS and there is no evidence to suggest that EUS has the potential for detrimental environmental impact. And so the European Union has decided to remove EUS from the list of controlled diseases in aquatic animals.
Why this decision despite the ever increasing number of ornamental fish imports? Are there better quarantine and biosecurity practices in place? Are the ornamental fish of better health status? Or was it realised that ornamental fish were merely scapegoats for a disease that depends on environmental factors to cause disease (acidification of the water)? Then could throw in the questions to do with politics and trade?
From: “Dr. David Scarfe”
Date: 10 November 2012 23:26:18 AWST
Subject: AquaVetMed: EUS no longer an EU controlled disease
November 10, 2012
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome removed from controlled diseases in England and Wales
The European Commission have issued Commission Implementing Directive 2012/31/EU removing Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) from the list of controlled diseases in aquatic animals.
The criteria for the listing of exotic and non-exotic diseases includes that they have the potential for significant economic impact if introduced to the Union. The decision was taken as the impact of the disease was deemed pose no impact to a low impact on aquaculture in the Union.
It was also concluded that the disease was likely to have entered the Union repeatedly via ornamental fish and considering the fact that no outbreaks of EUS have been reported in the Union, there is no evidence to suggest that EUS has the potential for detrimental environmental impact.
Source: http://www.defra.gov.uk/aahm/2012/11/02/eus-removed-controlled-diseases
[The full EU Directive 2012/31/EU is available at http://tinyurl.com/bch6p6x. ADS-Mod.]
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