It took five years and I’d expect, an enormous amount of funds and time to enforce the KHV ban to finally arrive at this outcome.
Countries that are currently KHV-free, stay on the alert.
From: “Dr. David Scarfe”
Date: 7 February 2013 2:27:07 AWST
Subject: AquaVetMed: DEFRA (UK) Lifts KHV Ban
February 6, 2013
Notification – Withdrawal of Confirmed Designations for Koi Herpesvirus (KHV)
UK Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) – Confirmed Designations for the control of KHV disease have been lifted from all of the sites listed below following successful completion of a four year KHV monitoring and retest programme, conducted by the Fish Health Inspectorate at Cefas.
Each of the fisheries were placed under movement controls in the form of a confirmed designation notice for the control of KHV disease following an initial outbreak in 2008.
During the subsequent monitoring and retest period, there have been no further occurrences of clinical KHV disease and all samples of fish taken from these sites consistently tested negative for the presence of KHV.
Fisheries Involved
• Shirkoak Fishing Lake, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent
• Pavyotts Mill Carp Fishery, East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset
• Lynsters Lakes and The Colne Valley Pits, Hertfordshire and Greater London
• Old Mill Fishery, The Old Mill, Stoford, Yeovil, Somerset
• Pine Lake Fisheries, Oak Field Farm, Kirton Lane, Thorne, Doncaster, S. Yorks
• Wassell Grove Fisheries, Wassell Grove Lane, Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire
• Press Manor Fishery, Birkin Lane, Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
• Moor Hall Lakes, Moor Hall Farm, Ninfield, Battle, East Sussex
For more details see http://tinyurl.com/b3zlk6s.
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