A reportable disease requires the implementation of control or eradication measures to minimize the spread of a disease.
- For the purposes of the Animal Health Act, a reportable disease is a disease that:
- Is prescribed as a reportable disease in the regulations
- In the opinion of the chief provincial veterinarian requires the implementation of control measures or eradication measures to minimize the risk of the disease spreading because the disease may:
- cause products derived from a diseased animal to be unsafe or unfit for use or consumption
- be a threat to animal health, public health or the health of other living organisms
- may be a threat to the economic interests of the animal industry, or
- may be transmitted between animals and humans
- Requires any action to be taken for any purpose prescribed in the regulations