Newcastle Disease – Countries officially recognized by Canada as being free of the disease

Countries officially recognized by Canada as being free of Newcastle Disease (ND) which is listed in the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH; founded as Office International des Épizooties (OIE)) Terrestrial Animal Code.

Imports of the following from susceptible species originating from countries and/or zones not recognized as free are prohibited:

  • live animals
  • germplasm
  • hatching eggs
  • animal products
  • animal by-products

The importation of pet birds from countries and/or zones other than those listed on this page may be allowed.

During an outbreak in countries and/or zones usually recognized as free of ND, imports of the following are not permitted from the countries and/or zones not recognized as free:

  • live birds
  • hatching eggs
  • germplasm
  • unprocessed avian products and by-products

Additionally, the following imports from other countries and/or zones may not travel through zones not recognized as free on their way to Canada:

  • live birds
  • poultry
  • hatching eggs

Note that, for the United States of America, European Union Member States and the United Kingdom, a restricted zone is a 10 km circular zone around an infected premises and not the entire state or county in the following list.

Countries officially recognized by Canada as being free of the disease

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Chile
  • Cuba
  • European Union
    • All European Union Member States are recognized free of ND except the following affected zones:
    • Poland
      • Masovian (mazowieckie)
      • Podlaskie (podlaskie)
      • Greater Poland (wielkopolskie)
      • Lubusz (lubuskie)
      • Kuyavian-Pomeranian (kujawsko-pomorskie)
      • Opole (opolskie)
      • Silesian (śląskie)
      • Warmian-Masurian (warmińsko-mazurskie)
      • Subcarpathian (podkarpackie)
      • Lesser Poland (małopolskie)
    • Slovakia
      • Prešov (prešovský)
  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America