Diseases, infections and infestations listed by WOAH

Preamble

The diseases, infections and infestations in this chapter have been assessed in accordance with Chapter 1.2. and constitute the WOAH list of terrestrial animal diseases.

In case of modifications of this list adopted by the World Assembly of Delegates, the new list comes into force on 1 January of the following year.

Article 1.3.1.

The following are included within the category of diseases, infections and infestations of multiple species:

• Anthrax

• Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever

• Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern)

• Heartwater

• Infection with Aujeszky's disease virus

• Infection with bluetongue virus

• Infection with Brucella abortus, Brucella melitensis and Brucella suis

• Infection with Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)

• Infection with Echinococcus granulosus

• Infection with Echinococcus multilocularis

• Infection with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus

• Infection with foot and mouth disease virus

• Infection with Leishmania spp. (Leishmaniosis)

• Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

• Infection with rabies virus

• Infection with Rift Valley fever virus

• Infection with rinderpest virus

• Infection with Trichinella spp.

• Infection with Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma congolense, Trypanosoma simiae and Trypanosoma vivax

• Infection with Trypanosoma evansi (Surra)

• Japanese encephalitis

• New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax)

• Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana)

• Paratuberculosis

• Tularemia

• West Nile fever.

Article 1.3.2.

The following are included within the category of diseases, infections and infestations of apinae:

• Infection of honey bees with Melissococcus plutonius (European foulbrood)

• Infection of honey bees with Paenibacillus larvae (American foulbrood)

• Infestation of honey bees with Acarapis woodi

• Infestation of honey bees with Tropilaelaps spp.

• Infestation of honey bees with Varroa spp. (Varroosis)

• Infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle).

Article 1.3.3.

The following are included within the category of diseases and infections of aves:

• Avian chlamydiosis

• Avian infectious bronchitis

• Avian infectious laryngotracheitis

• Duck virus hepatitis

• Fowl typhoid

• Infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses

• Infection of birds other than poultry, including wild birds, with influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity

• Infection of domestic and captive wild birds with low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses having proven natural transmission to humans associated with severe consequences

• Infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Avian mycoplasmosis)

• Infection with Mycoplasma synoviae (Avian mycoplasmosis)

• Infection with Newcastle disease virus

• Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease)

• Pullorum disease

• Turkey rhinotracheitis.

Article 1.3.4.

The following are included within the category of diseases and infections of bovinae:

• Bovine anaplasmosis

• Bovine babesiosis

• Bovine genital campylobacteriosis

• Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

• Enzootic bovine leukosis

• Haemorrhagic septicaemia (Pasteurella multocida serotypes 6:b and 6:e)

• Infection with bovine pestiviruses (Bovine viral diarrhoea)

• Infection with lumpy skin disease virus

• Infection with Mycoplasmamycoides subsp. mycoides (Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia)

• Infection with Theileria annulata, Theileria orientalis and Theileria parva

• Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis

• Trichomonosis.

Article 1.3.5.

The following are included within the category of diseases and infections of equidae:

• Dourine

• Equine encephalomyelitis (Western)

• Equine infectious anaemia

• Infection with African horse sickness virus

• Infection with Burkholderia mallei (Glanders)

• Infection with equid herpesvirus-1 (Equine rhinopneumonitis)

• Infection with equine arteritis virus

• Infection with equine influenza virus

• Infection with Taylorella equigenitalis (Contagious equine metritis)

• Infection with Theileria equi and Babesia caballi (Equine piroplasmosis)

• Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis.

Article 1.3.6.

The following are included within the category of diseases and infections of leporidae:

• Infection with pathogenic rabbit lagoviruses (Rabbit haemorrhagic disease)

• Myxomatosis.

Article 1.3.7.

The following are included within the category of diseases and infections of caprinae:

• Caprine arthritis/encephalitis

• Contagious agalactia

• Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia

• Infection with Chlamydia abortus (Enzootic abortion of ewes, ovine chlamydiosis)

• Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus

• Infection with Theilerialestoquardi, Theilerialuwenshuni and Theileriauilenbergi

• Maedi–visna

• Nairobi sheep disease

• Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis)

• Salmonellosis (S. abortusovis)

• Scrapie

• Sheep pox and goat pox.

Article 1.3.8.

The following are included within the category of diseases and infections of suidae:

• Infection with African swine fever virus

• Infection with classical swine fever virus

• Infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

• Infection with Taenia solium (Porcine cysticercosis)

• Nipah virus encephalitis

• Transmissible gastroenteritis.

Article 1.3.9.

The following are included within the category of diseases and infections of camelidae:

• Infection with Camelpox virus

• Infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

nb: first adopted in 1976; most recent update adopted in 2024