Death of a dog found to have COVID-19 (F|OI)Death of a dog found to have COVID-19 (F|OI)
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16 September 2021.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A recent death of a dog who died with Covid-19 was reported, can you confirm.
A
Which test was used to confirm a positive result?
B
Has this virus been isolated in a laboratory and if so which one?
Response
A and B
The information you have requested is exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 because the information is already accessible to you on the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) site using the following link.
World Organisation for Animal Health (See "Diagnostic details" in list below the map)
Article applied
Article 23 Information accessible to applicant by other means
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.
(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.
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