WOAH: Biological Standards Standards for Comment

Last Modified: April 05, 2024

The Biological Commission helps ensure the Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Terrestrial Animals (Terrestrial Manual) reflects current scientific information. The Terrestrial Manual develops international standards for laboratory diagnostic tests and vaccines for animal diseases.

APHIS provides the draft standards below and invites stakeholders to comment.

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 Monday, April 15, 2024.

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

Standards Proposed for Adoption (Part A)

Chapters Proposed for Adoption, February 2024USA Comments Submitted
Work Programme (39.96 KB) 
Chapter 1.1.05. Quality Management in Veterinary Testing Laboratories (67.88 KB) 
Chapter 1.1.09. Tests for Sterility and Freedom from Contamination of Biological Materials Intended for Veterinary Use (177.88 KB) 
Chapter 2.2.04. Measurement Uncertainty (62.51 KB) 
Chapter 2.2.06. Selection and Use of Reference Samples and Panels (74.43 KB) 
Chapter 3.1.5. Crimean–Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (82.06 KB) 
Chapter 3.3.06. Avian Tuberculosis (106.27 KB) 
Chapter 3.4.01. Bovine Anaplasmosis (221.94 KB) 
Chapter 3.4.07. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (140.56 KB) 
Chapter 3.4.12. Lumpy Skin Disease (111.6 KB) 
Chapter 3.6.09. Equine Rhinopneumonitis (Infection with Varicellovirus equidalpha1) (123.78 KB) 
Chapter 3.8.01. Border Disease (93.48 KB) 
Chapter 3.8.12. Sheep Pox and Goat Pox (94.35 KB) 
Chapter 3.9.1. African Swine Fever (115.72 KB) 
Template for curriculum vitae for Reference Laboratory experts (32.31 KB) 
Registration of Genelix Diagnostic Kit for ASFV  (53.64 KB) 
Registration of Sentinel for Diagnostic kit for ASFV  (50.34 KB) 

September 2023

Chapters Proposed for Adoption, September 2023USA Comments Submitted
Chapter 1.1.5. Quality management in veterinary testing laboratories (218.49 KB)No comments submitted
Chapter 1.1.9. Tests for sterility and freedom from contamination of biological materials (399.25 KB) No comments submitted 
Chapter 2.2.4 Measurement Uncertainty (130.32 KB) Chapter 2.2.4 Measurement Uncertainty (125.16 KB)
Chapter 2.2.6. Selection and use of reference samples and panels (221.44 KB) Chapter 2.2.6. Selection and use of reference samples and panels (213.02 KB)
Chapter 3.1.5. Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (32.97 KB) Chapter 3.1.5. Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (42.99 KB)
Chapter 3.3.6. Avian tuberculosis (209.95 KB) No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.4.1. Bovine anaplasmosis (343.06 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.4.7. Bovine viral diarrhoea (245.36 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.4.12. Lumpy Skin Disease (280.04 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.6.9. Equine rhinopneumonitis (infection with equid herpesvirus-1) (313.56 KB) No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.8.1. Border disease (138.99 KB) No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.8.12. Sheep pox and goat pox (148.5 KB) Chapter 3.8.12. Sheep pox and goat pox (139.17 KB)
Chapter 3.9.1. African swine fever (276.13 KB) Chapter 3.9.1. African swine fever (281.69 KB)
Chapter 3.10.4. Infection with Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli (243.82 KB) No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.10.8. Toxoplasmosis (127.1 KB) No comments submitted 

February 2023

Chapters Proposed for Adoption, February 2023 USA Comments Submitted
Glossary (33.87 KB)No comments submitted
Chapter 1.1.6. Principles Methods of Validation of Diagnostic Assays (395.28 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 1.0.10. Vaccine Banks (65.92 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.01.01. Anthrax (75.28 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.01.5. Crimean–Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus (92.93 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.01.18. Rabies (137.5 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.01.19. Rift Valley Fever (119.83 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.01.22. Trichinellosis (97.67 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.02.02. American Foulbrood of Honey Bees (27.32 MB)Chapter 3.02.02. American Foulbrood of Honey Bees (24.96 MB)
Chapter 3.02.03. European Foulbrood of Honey Bees (3.94 MB)Chapter 3.02.03. European Foulbrood of Honey Bees (3.94 MB)
Chapter 3.03.10. Fowlpox (66.76 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.03.13 Marek’s Disease (92.02 KB)Chapter 3.03.13 Marek’s Disease (91.14 KB)
Chapter 3.04.12. Lumpy Skin Disease (89.64 KB)No comments submitted 
Chapter 3.07.02. Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (103.14 KB)Chapter 3.07.02. Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (107.66 KB)
Chapter 3.09.07. Influenza A Virus of Swine (113.39 KB)Chapter 3.09.07. Influenza A Virus of Swine (117.57 KB)
Chapter 3.10.01. Bunyaviral Diseases (109.25 KB)No comments submitted 

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