Blanchard P C
University of California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, Tulare 93274, USA.
Dev Biol (Basel). 2006;126:71-6; discussion 324-5.
The air transportation of infectious materials is regulated by international air transport associations and based on United Nations Model regulations which have become more practical in addressing animal disease agents. However, individual countries' import and interstate requirements determine what materials can be imported and transported, and this approval process can be long, resulting in delays in organism confirmation, use of international OIE and other reference laboratories, and acquisition of reference materials, proficiency test panels, and reagents for performing necessary testing. Delays can be prevented for permits that are required for the routine work performed by a laboratory through the use of comprehensive and annually renewed permits. This process, however, does not address new and exotic agents where time is critical to an effective emergency response. This paper suggests actions by both the OIE and regulatory authorities which can assist in streamlining and expediting the permit process.
传染性材料的航空运输由国际航空运输协会依据联合国示范条例进行监管，这些条例在处理动物病原体方面变得更加实用。然而，各个国家的进口和州际要求决定了哪些材料可以进口和运输，而且这种审批过程可能很长，导致在生物确认、使用国际兽疫局及其他参考实验室以及获取参考材料、能力验证样本和进行必要检测的试剂方面出现延误。对于实验室日常工作所需的许可证，通过使用全面且每年更新的许可证可以避免延误。然而，这个过程并未解决新出现的外来病原体问题，而对于有效的应急响应来说，时间至关重要。本文提出了国际兽疫局和监管机构可以采取的行动，以协助简化和加快许可证审批过程。
