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Designations of Notifiable and Reportable Diseases
made under Section 4 of the
Animal Health and Protection Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 15
and made under subsections 5(1) and 6(1) of the
Animal Health and Protection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 67/2021
N.S. Reg. 114/2024 (effective June 17, 2024)
up to N.S. Reg. 156/2025 (effective July 31, 2025)
The following diseases are designated by the Minister of Agriculture as notifiable diseases:
Disease
Effective Date of Order
N.S.Reg.
Anthrax
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Avian chlamydiosis (Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) psittaci)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Avian encephalomyelitis
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Bluetongue
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Bovine cysticercosis (Taenia saginata)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Brucellosis
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Cache Valley
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Chronic wasting disease
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Cysticercosis (Taenia solium)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Equine herpes virus (Myeloencephalopathy)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Equine infectious anemia
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Fowl cholera (Pasteurella multocida)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Infectious laryngotracheitis
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Newcastle disease virus
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Porcine coronavirus (TGE, PED, Delta)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Salmonella Dublin
June 17, 2024
114/2024
SARS-CoV-2
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Scrapie
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Swine vesicular disease
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Tick-borne diseases: Babesiosis, Theileriosis, Powassan virus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii), Tuleremia (Francisella tularensis)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Turkey viral rhinotracheitis (avian metapneumovirus)
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Vesicular stomatitis
July 31, 2025
155/2025
West Nile virus
July 31, 2025
155/2025
Western equine encephalomyelitis
July 31, 2025
155/2025
The following diseases are designated by the Minister of Agriculture as reportable diseases:
Disease
Effective Date of Order
N.S. Reg.
African swine fever
July 31, 2025
156/2025
Avian influenza
March 12, 2025
55/2025
Bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)
July 31, 2025
156/2025
Classical swine fever
July 31, 2025
156/2025
Foot and mouth disease
July 31, 2025
156/2025
Rabies
July 31, 2025
156/2025