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The Aquatic Animals Commission helps ensure the Aquatic Animal Health Code

(Aquatic Code) and Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (Aquatic Manual)

reflect current scientific information. The Aquatic Code and Aquatic Manual contain

international standards for trade, disease prevention, and disease control for aquatic

animals.

APHIS provides the draft standards ("Part A" standards, "Part B" standards, and "Part

C" standards) below and invites stakeholders to comment.

"Part A" standards are proposed for adoption in May.

"Part B" standards will go through additional rounds of comments before being

proposed for adoption.

"Part C" standards are presented for information only.

To provide comments:

1. Download the files by clicking the links below that correspond to the standards

you wish to review.

2. Edit the specific text you are commenting on by proposing text changes (that

is, edit the text the way you believe it should read) using “Track Changes” in
Microsoft Word.

3. Add a “comment” with the supporting scientific or other rationale for each of

your proposed text changes using “Track Changes” in Microsoft Word.

4. Submit your proposed changes to usa.oie.iahs@usda.gov no later than April

15, 2024.

The "USA Comments Submitted to WOAH" will be uploaded promptly in the tables

below.

Standards Proposed for Comment (Part A)

February 2024 Chapters

USA Comments

Submitted

Annex 4 Usage of glossary definitions Aquatic Animal Health

Services and Authorities

Annex 5 Usage of glossary definitions Aquatic Animal

Products

Annex 6 Chapter 1.1 Notification and provision of

epidemiological information

Annex 8 Chapter 1.3 Diseases listed by WOAH

Annex 9 Chapter 8.1 Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Annex 10 Chapter 8.2. B. salamandrivorans

Annex 11 Chapter 8.3. Ranavirus species

Annex 12 Article 9.3.3 Chapter 9.3. DIV1

Annex 36 Article 9.3.2 Chapter 9.3. DIV1

Annex 13 Chapter 9.4. Hepatobacter penaei

Annex 14 Chapter 9.6. infectious myonecrosis virus

Annex 15 Chapter 9.7 Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus

Annex 16 Chapter 9.8 Taura syndrome virus

Annex 17 Chapter 10.1 epizootic haematopoietic necrosis

virus

Annex 18 Chapter 10.2. Aphanomyces invadans

Annex 19 Chapter 10.3. Gyrodactylus salaris
February 2024 Chapters

USA Comments

Submitted

Annex 20 Chapter 10.4. ISAV

Annex 21 Chapter 10.5. SAV

Annex 37 Article 10.6.2. Chapter 10.6. IHNV

Annex 22 Article 10.6.3. Chapter 10.6. IHNV

Annex 23 Chapter 10.7. KHV

Annex 24 Chapter 10.8. RSIV

Annex 25 Chapter 10.9. SVCV

Annex 26 Chapter 10.10. VHSV

Annex 27 Chapter 10.11. TiLV

Annex 28 Chapter 11.1. abalone herpesvirus

Annex 29 Chapter 11.2. Bonamia exitiosa

Annex 30 Chapter 11.3. Bonamia ostreae

Annex 31 Chapter 11.4. Marteilia refringens

Annex 32 Chapter 11.5. Perkinsus marinus

Annex 33 Chapter 11.6. Perkinsus olseni

Annex 34 Chapter 11.7. Xenohaliotis californiensis

Annex 35 Model Articles Infection with Pathogen X

Annex 38 Chapter 10.11 tilapia lake virus

Annex 39 Chapter 11.5 Perkinsus marinus

Annex 51 Chapter 2.2.0 Diseases of crustaceans

Annex 52 Chapter 2.2.2 Aphanomyces astaci

Annex 53 Chapter 2.2.6 Macrobrachium rosenbergii

nodavirus

Annex 54 Chapter 2.2.9 yellow head virus genotype 1

Annex 55 Chapter 2.2.X DIV1

Annex 56 Chapter 2.4.0 Diseases of molluscs

Annex 57 Chapter 2.4.1 abalone herpesvirus

Annex 58 Chapter 2.4.4 Marteilia refringens

Annex 59 Chapter 2.4.5 P. marinus
Standards Proposed for Comment (Part B)

February 2024 Chapters USA Comments

Submitted

Annex 40 Chapter 4.X. Emergency disease preparedness

Annex 41 Chapter 4.Y. Disease outbreak management

Annex 42 Chapter 4.Z. Control of pathogenic agents in

traded gametes and fertilised eggs

Annex 43 Model Article 10.X.10 Infections with Pathogen X

Annex 44 Model Article 10.X.15 Infections with Pathogen X

Annex 45 Glossary

Annex 46 Chapter 5.X. Movement of ornamental aquatic

animals

Annex 47 Basic Biosecurity Conditions and Targeted

Surveillance

Annex 48 Chapter 9.9. white spot syndrome virus

Annex 49 Chapter 11.6. P. olseni

Annex 60 Chapter 2.2.8. white spot syndrome virus

Annex 61 Chapter 2.4.6. P. olseni

Part C

Annex 7 Assessment of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus

Annex 50 Chapter 4.3. Application of compartmentalisation

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Previous Aquatic Proposed Standards and

Comments

September 2023

Standards Proposed for Comment (Part B)

September 2023 Chapters USA Comments Submitted
Annex 3 Work plan and priorities No comments submitted

Annex 4 Glossary Definitions Aquatic

Animal Health Services No comments submitted

Annex 5 Glossary Aquatic Animal

Products (22.12 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 6 Diseases and Provision of

Epidemiological Information (21.75 KB)

Annex 6 Diseases and Provision of

Epidemiological Information (24.5 KB)

Annex 8 Diseases Listed by WOAH (21.89

KB)

Annex 8 Diseases Listed by WOAH (25.09

KB)

Annex 9 Application of

Compartmentalization (41.34 KB)

Annex 9 Application of

Compartmentalization (50.65 KB)

Annex 10 Emergency Disease

Preparedness (33.6 KB)

Annex 10 Emergency Disease

Preparedness (44.76 KB)

Annex 11 Draft new Chapter 4.Y. Disease

Outbreak Management (30 KB)

Annex 11 Draft new Chapter 4.Y. Disease

Outbreak Management (42.35 KB)

Annex 12 Disease Prevention and Control

(28.63 KB)

Annex 12 Disease Prevention and Control

(41.19 KB)

Annex 13 Model Article 10.X.10. for

infection with SAV, infection with IHNV

and infection with VHSV (18.6 KB)

Annex 13 Model Article 10.X.10. for

infection with SAV, infection with IHNV

and infection with VHSV (33.46 KB)

Annex 14 Infection with Salmon Anemia

Virus (24.59 KB)

Annex 14 Infection with Salmon Anemia

Virus (25.91 KB)

Annex 15 Glossary (22.62 KB) Annex 15 Glossary (23.98 KB)

Annex 16 Movement of Ornamental

Aquatic Animals (31.89 KB)

Annex 16 Movement of Ornamental

Aquatic Animals (48.19 KB)

Annex 17 Amphibian Disease Specific

Chapters (25.91 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 18 Crustacean Disease Specific

Chapters (16.55 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 19 Fish Disease Specific Chapters

(150.65 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 20 Mollusc Disease Specific

Chapters (161.83 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 21 Free Zone Declaration (24.3

KB)

Annex 21 Free Zone Declaration (28.12

KB)
Annex 22 Infection with Decapod

Iridescent Virus 1 (22.05 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 23 Infection with Infectious

Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (23.09 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 24 Infection with Tilapia Lake Virus

(21.82 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 25 Infection with Perkinsus

Marinus (21.79 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 26 Diseases of Crustaceans

General Information (40.94 KB)

Annex 26 Diseases of Crustaceans

General Information (48.12 KB)

Annex 27 Infection with Aphanomyces

Astaci Crayfish Plague Manual (205.74

KB)

No comments submitted

Annex 28 Infection with Macrobrachium

Rosenbergii Nodavirus White Tail Disease

Manual (193.71 KB)

No comments submitted

Annex 29 Infection with Yellow Head

Virus Genotype 1 Manual (189.12 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 30 Infection with Decapod

Iridescent Virus 1 Manual (60.9 KB)

Annex 30 Infection with Decapod

Iridescent Virus 1 Manual (66.66 KB)

Annex 31 General Information Diseases

of Molluscs (46.94 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 32 Abalone Herpesvirus Manual

(188.36 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 33 Infection with Marteilia

Refringens Manual (193.99 KB)

Annex 33 Infection with Marteilia

Refringens Manual (195.72 KB)

Annex 34 Infection with Perkinsus

Marinus Manual (26.59 KB)

Annex 34 Infection with Perkinsus

Marinus Manual (29.07 KB)

February 2023

Part A

Annex 4. Item 7.1. – Article 9.3.1. of Chapter 9.3. Infection With Necrotising

Hepatopancreatitis (NHP) (13.48 KB)
Annex 5. Item 7.2. – Articles 9.4.1. and 9.4.2. of Chapter 9.4. Infection With

Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV) (13.87 KB)

Annex 6. Item 7.3. – Article 9.5.2. of Chapter 9.5. Infection With Infectious

Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV) (13.26 KB)

Annex 7. Item 7.4. – Article 10.9.2. of Chapter 10.9. Infection With Spring

Viraemia of Carp Virus (SVCV) (15.21 KB)

Annex 8. Item 7.5. – Chapter 10.X. Infection With Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV)

(148.78 KB)

Annex 9. Item 7.6. – Article 11.2.2. of Chapter 11.2. Infection With Bonamia

Exitiosa (13.75 KB)

Annex 10. Item 7.6. – Article 11.3.2. of Chapter 11.3. Infection With Bonamia

Streae (13.13 KB)

Annex 11. Item 7.7. – Article 11.4.1. and 11.4.2. of Chapter 11.4. Infection With

Marteilia Refringens (13.99 KB)

Annex 12. Item 7.8. – Model Articles 11.X.9. – 11.X.14. for Mollusc DiseaseSpecific Chapters (24.35 KB)

Annex 22. Item 10.1.1. – Chapter 2.2.1. Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis

Disease (193.8 KB)

Annex 23. Item 10.1.2. – Chapter 2.2.3. Infection With Hepatobacter Penaei

(Necrotising Hepatopancreatitis) (65.93 KB)

Annex 24. Item 10.1.3. – Chapter 2.2.4. Infection with Infectious Hypodermal

and Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (190.06 KB)

Annex 25. Item 10.1.4. – Chapter 2.2.5. Infection With Infectious Myonecrosis

Virus (63.69 KB)

Annex 26. Item 10.1.5. – Chapter 2.2.7. Infection With Taura Syndrome Virus

(62.45 KB)

Annex 27. Item 10.1.6. – Chapter 2.2.8. Infection With White Spot Syndrome

Virus (194.14 KB)

Annex 28. Item 10.2.1. – Chapter 2.3.1. Infection With Aphanomyces Invadans

(Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome) (201.36 KB)

Annex 29. Item 10.2.2. – Chapter 2.3.2. Infection With Epizootic Haematopoietic

Necrosis Virus (203.3 KB)

Annex 30. Item 10.2.3. – Section 2.2.1. of Chapter 2.3.9. Infection With Spring

Viraemia of Carp Virus (SVCV) (15.41 KB)

Annex 31. Item 10.3.1. – Section 2.2.1. and 2.2.2. of Chapter 2.4.2. Infection

With Bonamia Exitiosa (14.5 KB)
Annex 32. Item 10.3.1. – Section 2.2.1. and 2.2.2. of Chapter 2.4.3. Infection

With Bonamia Ostreae (14.3 KB)

Annex 33 Chapter 2.4.4. Infection With Marteilia Refringens (16.01 KB)

Annex 34. Item 11.1.1. – Chapter 2.2.0. General Information: Diseases of

Crustaceans (33.35 KB)

Part B

February 2023 Proposed

Standards for Comment USA Comments Submitted to WOAH

Annex 13. Glossary (21.27 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 14. Chapter 1.1. Notification of

Diseases (13.88 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter not distributed for comment Chapter 1.2 Criteria for listing aquatic animal

diseases (17.7 KB)

Annex 15. Chapter 1.3. Diseases listed

by WOAH (14.88 KB)

Annex 15 Chapter 1.3. Diseases listed by

WOAH (24.08 KB)

Annex 17. Amphibian Disease-Specific

Chapters (25.91 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 18. Crustacean DiseaseSpecific Chapters (16.55 KB)Annex 18 Crustacean disease-specific

chapters (24.64 KB)

Annex 19. Fish Disease-Specific

Chapters (150.65 KB)

Annex 19 Fish disease-specific chapters

(160.44 KB)

Annex 20. Mollusc Disease-Specific

Chapters (161.83 KB)

Annex 20 Mollusc disease-specific chapters

(172.4 KB)

Annex 21. Chapter 11.5. Infection with

Perkinsus Marinus (14.27 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter not distributed for comment

Annex 34. Item 11.1.1. – Chapter 2.2.0.

General information: diseases of crustaceans

(43.24 KB)

Annex 35. Chapter 2.2.2. Crayfish

Plague (186.87 KB)

Annex 35 Chapter 2.2.2. Crayfish plague

(198.85 KB)

Annex 36. Chapter 2.2.6. White Tail

Disease (174.43 KB)

Annex 36 Chapter 2.2.6. White tail disease

(188.41 KB)
February 2023 Proposed

Standards for Comment USA Comments Submitted to WOAH

Annex 37. Chapter 2.2.9. Infection

with Yellow Head Virus Genotype 1

(57.01 KB)

Annex 37 Chapter 2.2.9. Infection with

yellow head virus genotype 1 (67.34 KB)

Annex 38. Chapter 2.4.5 Infection with

Perkinsus marinus (14.57 KB)

Annex 38 Chapter 2.4.5 Infection with P.

marinus (22.8 KB)

February 2022

February 2022 Proposed Standards USA Comments Submitted to the

OIE

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.2.1. Acute

Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (125.12

KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.2.1. Acute

Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease

(132.81 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.2.3. Infection

With Hepatobacter Penaei (116.25 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.2.3.

Infection With Hepatobacter Penaei

(119.3 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.2.4. Infection

With Infectious Hypodermal (122.34 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.2.4.

Infection With Infectious Hypodermal

(130.82 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.3.1. Infection

With Aphanomyces Invadans (133.54 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.3.1.

Infection With Aphanomyces Invadans

(144.67 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.3.2. Infection

With Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis

Virus (138.74 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.3.2.

Infection With Epizootic Haematopoietic

Necrosis Virus (135.69 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.3.7. Infection

With Red Sea Bream Iridovirus (124.34 KB)

Aquatic Manual. Chapter 2.3.7.

Infection With Red Sea Bream Iridovirus

(85.1 KB)

Aquatic Code. Articles 8.X.3 for Amphibian

Disease-Specific Chapters (87.5 KB) No comments submitted

Aquatic Code. Chapter 9.3. Infection With

Hepatobacte  r Penaei (13.03 KB) No comments submitted
February 2022 Proposed Standards USA Comments Submitted to the

OIE

Aquatic Code. Chapter 9.4. Infection With

Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic

Necrosis Virus (13.43 KB)

No comments submitted

Aquatic Code. Articles 11.X.3 for Mollusc

Disease-Specific Chapters (99.67 KB) No comments submitted

Work Plan for the Aquatic Animals

Commission (23.5 KB) No comments submitted

September 2021

September 2021 Proposed Standards USA Comments Submitted to the

OIE

Chapter 1.3. Diseases Listed by the OIE

(14.86 KB)

Chapter 1.3. Diseases Listed by the

OIE (26.51 KB)

Chapter 1.4. Aquatic Animal Disease

Surveillance (161.39 KB)

Chapter 1.4. Aquatic Animal Disease

Surveillance (154.17 KB)

Chapter 2.3. Diseases of Fish (14.32 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 9.1. Infection With Infectious

Hypodermal and Hepatopancreatic Necrosis

Virus (163.39 KB)

No comments submitted

Chapter 9.X. Infection With Decapod

Iridescent Virus 1 (92.94 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 10.1. Infection With Epizootic

Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (15.43 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 10.7. Infection With Koi Herpesvirus

(15.74 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 11.1. Infection With Abalone

Herpesvirus (13.82 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 11.2. Infection With Bonamia

Exitiosa (13.68 KB) No comments submitted
September 2021 Proposed Standards USA Comments Submitted to the

OIE

Chapter 2.3.2. Infection With Epizootic

Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus (138.74 KB)

Chapter 2.3.2. Infection With

Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis

Virus (135.69 KB)

Chapter 2.3.4. Infection With Highly

Polymorphic Region (HPR)-Deleted or HPR0

Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus (189.56 KB)

Chapter 2.3.4. Infection With HPRDeleted or HPR0 Infectious Salmon

Anaemia Virus (137.25 KB)

Chapter 2.3.6. Infection With Koi Herpesvirus

(191.4 KB)

Chapter 2.3.6. Infection With Koi

Herpesvirus (90.67 KB)

Chapter 2.3.7. Infection With Red Sea Bream

Iridovirus (124.34 KB)

Chapter 2.3.7. Infection With Red Sea

Bream Iridovirus (85.1 KB)

Chapter 2.4.1. Infection With Abalone

Herpesvirus (14.21 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 2.4.2. Infection With Bonamia

Exitiosa (14.99 KB) No comments submitted

Aquatic Manual Disease Chapters, Table-4.1

(21.48 KB)

Aquatic Manual Disease Chapters,

Table-4.1 (30.51 KB)

Articles 10.X.3 for Fish Disease-Specific

Chapters (115.71 KB) No comments submitted

Glossary (15.17 KB) No comments submitted

Glossary Continued (14.17 KB) No comments submitted

Model Articles X.X.4-X.X.8 for DiseaseSpecific Chapters (20.46 KB)Model Articles X.X.4-X.X.8 for

Disease-Specific Chapters (38.62 KB)

The Use of Environmental DNA Methods for

Detection of OIE-Listed Aquatic Animal

Diseases (52.19 KB)

The Use of Environmental DNA

Methods for Detection of OIE-Listed

Aquatic Animal Diseases (57.79 KB)

June 2021

June 2021 Proposed Standards USA Comments Submitted to the OIE

Annex 2. Glossary (21.96 KB) Annex 2. Glossary (31.53 KB)
June 2021 Proposed Standards USA Comments Submitted to the OIE

Annex 3. Aquatic Animal Disease

Surveillance (84.97 KB)

Annex 3. Aquatic Animal Disease

Surveillance (91.7 KB)

Annex 4. Declaration of Freedom From

Pathogen X (452.38 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 5. Example Chapter of Safe

Commodities (85.86 KB)

Annex 5. Example Chapter of Safe

Commodities (43.91 KB)

Annex 6. Chapter 11.2. Infection With

Bonomia Exitosia (29.95 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 9. Use of Environmental DNA

Sampling To Detect Aquatic Animal

Diseases (65.74 KB)

Annex 9. Use of Environmental DNA

Sampling To Detect Aquatic Animal

Diseases (30.91 KB)

Annex 10. Manual Chapter 2.4.2.

Infection With Bonomia Exitosia (38.1 KB) No comments submitted

February 2021

February 2021 Proposed Standards USA Comments Submitted to the

OIE

Annex 2. Glossary (21.96 KB) Annex 2. Glossary (31.53 KB)

Annex 3. Chapter 3.1. Diseases Listed by

the OIE (21.08 KB)

Annex 3. Chapter 3.1. Diseases Listed

by the OIE (25.54 KB)

Annex 4. Chapter 4.X. Biosecurity on

Aquaculture Establishments (158.93 KB)

Annex 4. Chapter 4.X. Biosecurity on

Aquaculture Establishments (97.39 KB)

Annex 5. Model Article 10.X.13 (25.7 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 6. Chapter 10.9. Infection With

Spring Viremia of Carp Virus (23.74 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 7. Chapter 10.10. Infection With

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (31.16

KB)

No comments submitted

Annex 8. Chapter 11.3 Bonamia Ostreae

(21.43 KB) No comments submitted

Read the February 2021 Report of the Meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health

Commission, Part B (444.52 KB).
Aquatic Animal Code Commission Reports

Current Report

Report of the Meeting of WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission,

Sept 2023 (woah.org)

Previous Reports

Report of the Meeting of WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission,

February 2023

Report of the Meeting of WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission,

September 2022, USA Comments 

Report of the Meeting of WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission,

September 2022

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission,

Part B, February 2022

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission,

Part A, February 2022

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission,

September 2021