Foot-and-Mouth Disease - Countries officially recognized by Canada as free of the disease
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Countries officially recognized by Canada as being free of Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which is listed in the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH; founded as Office International des Épizooties (OIE)) Terrestrial Animal Code.
Imports of live animals, germplasm, hatching eggs, animal products and animal by-products from susceptible species originating from countries and/or zones not recognized as free are prohibited.
- Anguilla
- Antigua
- Argentina
- Please note that only the following Argentinean provinces are recognized free of FMD:
- Chubut
- Santa Cruz
- Neuquen (certain regions)
- Rio Negro (certain regions)
- Please note that only the following Argentinean provinces are recognized free of FMD:
- Aruba/Curaçao
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Please note that only Santa Catarina is recognized free of FMD
- British Virgin Isles
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- European Union
- All European Union Member States are recognized free of FMD except:
- Bulgaria
- All European Union Member States are recognized free of FMD except:
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Japan
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Please note that only the following Peruvian states are recognized free of FMD:
- Ancash
- Cajamarca
- La Libertad
- Lambayeque
- Lima
- Piura
- Tumbes
- Please note that only the following Peruvian states are recognized free of FMD:
- Saba, St. Martin and Bonaire
- St. Eustatius
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
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