Philippines: Philippine Avian Influenza Protection Program

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The Third Edition of the Philippine Department of Agriculture's Avian Influenza Protection Program (AIPP) Manual of Procedure was finalized in 2020. This manual provides guidance in preventing the entry of Avian Influenza (AI) in the Philippines, as well as disease response measures in the event of an incursion. This document also includes changes in definition of terms and the section on the recognition of AI-Free compartments or regions, as well the revisions in the coverage of quarantine and surveillance zones in case of a local detection of AI.

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