Table 1

Examples of trade sanctions before countries reported evidence of an outbreak

DateDiseaseLocationSanction
Sanctions imposed even before animal outbreaks
2005Highly pathogenic avian influenzaNot specificVietnam bans imports of poultry from 16 countries
2006Highly pathogenic avian influenzaFrancePoultry consumption falls 20 percent in France
2006Highly pathogenic avian influenzaBulgariaPoultry sales falls 60 percent in Bulgaria
Sanctions imposed before any human outbreak
1997Highly pathogenic avian influenzaHong KongHong Kong kills 1.5 million chickens
2001Foot and mouth diseaseUnited KingdomU.K. tourism and beef industries lose £ 3 billion
2003Avian influenzaUnited StatesU.S. poultry exports may have fallen 3 percent
2003Mad cow diseaseUnited StatesU.S. beef exports fall 80 percent
2003–2005Highly pathogenic avian influenzaSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asian economies lose $12 billion in output (Thailand, $1 billion; Vietnam, 1.8 percent of GDP); outside the region poultry prices up 20 percent, volume down 8 percent
2005Highly pathogenic avian influenzaNot specificU.S. bans poultry imports from all countries reporting animal outbreaks
2006Highly pathogenic avian influenzaItalyPoultry consumption falls 70 percent in Italy
  • Sources: Blayney 2005; “Poultry from British Columbia” 2005