Article 34 Obligations of the competent authority in the context of eradication programmes for infection with RABV

conduct surveillance of infection with RABV for the purposes of:

1. (i)

   early detection of the infection; and

2. (ii)

   follow up of the trend in the number of infected animals, which shall include, according to a risk-based approach, the collection and testing of wild foxes and other wild carnivores found dead;

carry out disease control measures in the event of suspicion or confirmation of infection with RABV as laid down in Articles 35 and 36;

apply, if necessary, risk mitigating measures to prevent the spread of RABV by movements of dogs, cats and ferrets.

vaccination, and the monitoring of the effectiveness of vaccination, in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Part I of Annex V of wild foxes and, if relevant, of other animals referred to in Article 33(3);

the identification and registration of dogs, cats and ferrets;

movement restrictions of relevant kept animals of species referred to in Article 33(3) that are not vaccinated against infection with RABV in accordance with Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Part I of Annex V;

the measures provided for in Article 35 when an animal of a listed species wounded a person or an animal without an understandable reason and in contradiction with its normal behaviour or presented an unexplained change in behaviour followed by death within 10 days.