Courtesy of NAA:

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) finalized an updated health certificate for the export of trout eggs from the United States to Brazil. More information regarding the export requirements and associated health certificate are on the APHIS International Regulations (IRegs) web page for Brazil – https://www.aphis.usda.gov/live-animal-export/export-live-animals-brazil.

Significant changes of note include:

• Removal of Flavobacterium psychrophilum from the list of pathogens of concern.
• Removal of the requirement for laboratory reports to accompany the certificate to Brazil.
• Addition of the following statement, “The United States is free of the following pathogens of concern: epizootic hematopoietic necrosis virus (EHN), Gyrodactlyus salaris, and salmonid alphavirus (SAV).” which now allows for health certification at the country-level for these pathogens.
• Updates to the table of pathogens and associated diagnostic methods to reflect current industry practices in alignment with international standards.

Please note that this certificate can be uploaded into the APHIS online Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS). Brazil accepts both electronic issuance by your Accredited Veterinarian and digital signature and endorsement by APHIS. For more information on VEHCS visit USDA APHIS | Country Acceptance List for VEHCS.

Visit the IRegs Live Animal Export History Page for a quick summary about all new/updated live animal export requirements and negotiated health certificates. Aquatic animal specific updates can be viewed by typing “aqua” in the History Page search box, or by selecting “Aquaculture/ Aquatic Animals” from the commodity drop-down list. You can register to receive automatic email notifications when History Page Update are made by signing up for the “VS – IREGS Live Animals” topic within the APHIS Stakeholder Registry.

For questions or more information on certificate endorsement or facility inspection requests, please visit the “Need Help? Export Trade Services (by State)” section near the bottom of the Live Animal Export Resources page.