For the first time in nearly 70 years, the CDC is proposing a change in how dogs are imported into the US
For the first time in nearly 70 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a change in how dogs are imported into the United States. Revisiting guidelines last revised in 1956, the proposed updates introduce a new set of requirements for people looking to bring in pets from countries with a high risk for rabies. The CDC says that dog rabies was eliminated in the United States in 2007, but the virus is still endemic in over 100 countries.
Once in the US, the dogs would have to be examined and revaccinated at a CDC-registered animal care facility. The CDC has opened the guidelines to public comment online until September 8. Although the policy that the CDC hopes to update includes rules for dog and cat importation, cats are not required to have proof of rabies vaccination, and the CDC’s changes don’t affect cat imports. Rabies can be a particularly expensive virus to treat.
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