World Organization for Animal Health

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World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE)
founding January 25, 1924
Seat Paris, France ( ⊙ coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 51.8 ″  N , 2 ° 18 ′ 26.9 ″  E ) FranceFrance 
Website https://www.oie.int/

The World Organization for Animal Health ( OIE ; English: World Organization for Animal Health ) is an international organization based in Paris .

OIE headquarters in Paris France

The organization was founded on 25 January 1924 under the name O ffice I nternational the E pizooties ( "OIE") at the suggestion of the Secretary General of the League of Nations founded by initially 28 states. The immediate cause was an outbreak of rinderpest in Belgium in 1920 after zebus spread the disease in Antwerp during their transport from India to Brazil .

The highest body of the OIE is the International Committee , which consists of one representative from each member state. It appoints a Director General to head the OIE Central Office ; since January 1, 2001 this has been the French veterinarian Bernard Vallat . In Paris a. a. an administrative commission aside; in other regions of the world the OIE has further regional commissions . There are also four specialist commissions: for the scientific analysis of animal diseases, for standards in animal husbandry, for laboratory standards and for aquatic life.

The OIE cooperates on the basis of contracts with numerous other international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as with non-governmental organizations such as the International Federation for Animal Health , the International Veterinary Biosafety Workgroup and the World Veterinary Association .

Tasks of the OIE

In a division of labor with the FAO, which was founded by the United Nations immediately after the Second World War , and the WHO, the OIE u. a. responsible for the following tasks:

  • Transparency: All member states are obliged to report outbreaks of certain animal diseases to the OIE, which forwards them to the other states so that appropriate preventive measures can be taken there.
  • Collection of scientific data: The OIE collects all available publications on animal diseases and their control and makes them available to the Member States.
  • International cooperation: The OIE promotes scientific exchange across national borders.
  • Elaboration of standards: The OIE develops guidelines for combating animal diseases and standards for hygienic animal husbandry.
  • Development aid : The OIE supports developing countries with measures to prevent the outbreak of animal diseases.
  • Food safety: The OIE understands the fight against animal diseases through optimized housing conditions as a contribution to improving the quality of food of animal origin.

The animal diseases that must be reported to the OIE include all major diseases of horses , cows , pigs , sheep and goats , poultry , fish , bees , crustaceans , mussels and snails .

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