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If being sent by airfreight, samples should comply with
IATA regulations.
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Samples should be contained within two shock-proof,
watertight containers.
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Both the inner and outer containers should be sealed
and disinfected on the outside after closure.
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The whole package should be contained within an insulated
box containing 'cool-packs' (or dry ice for probang samples).
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Samples other than probangs should be kept as cold as
possible without freezing.
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Full details of the origin of each sample must be provided,
together with all relevant epidemiological information which might
assist a diagnosis.
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Samples should be sent to the National or International
Reference Laboratory for FMD. Full details of dispatch arrangements
should be notified in advance to the laboratory so that arrangements
can be made to receive the samples.
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Samples for the World Reference Laboratory for FMD should
be sent to:
World Reference Laboratory for FMD
The Institute for Animal Health
Pirbright
Woking
Surrey
GU24 ONF
Tel (00) 44 1483 232441
Fax (00) 44 1483 232621/232448
Samples submitted to the WRL must be sent by airfreight
to London Airport (Heathrow) and must be labelled:
PERISHABLE FRAGILE TO BE COLLECTED AT AIRPORT BY ADDRESSEE
KEEP AT 4°C PATHOLOGICAL MATERIAL OF NO COMMERCIAL VALUE
Notification must be given in advance including the airwaybill
number, the flight number, and the expected date and time of arrival.
Central and South America:
Panamerican Foot and Mouth Disease Center PAHO,
Caixa Postal 589
20001 - 970 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Tel: 0055 21 771 3128 / 3133
Fax: 0055 21 771 2387
Africa:
Botswana Vaccine Institute
Broadhurst Industrial Estate
Private Bag 0031, Gaborone
Botswana
Tel: (267) 312 711
Fax: (267) 356 798
Onderstepoort Institute for Exotic Diseases
Private Bag X6
Onderstepoort 0110
South Africa
Tel: (012) 529 9511
Fax: (012) 529 9543
Commonwealth of Independent States:
All Russian Research Institute for Animal Health
600900 Jur'evets
Vladimir
Russia
Tel: (09222) 60614
Fax: (09222) 37261
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