§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the countries which are outside the European Union and which are not islands which are currently considered to be free from rabies by the World Health Organisation. [81927]
§ Mr. RookerThe World Health Organisation does not publish a list of countries which are considered to be free from rabies. However, the World Survey of Rabies No. 32 for the year 1996 (the latest available), which is 45W published by the World Health Organisation, lists the following countries and territories where no rabies was reported in 1996.
Africa
- Cape Verde
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- Mauritius
- Reunion
- Seychelles
America
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Uruguay
Asia
- Bahrain
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cyprus
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Malaysia (Sabah)
- Maldives
- Qatar
- Singapore
Europe
- Albania
- Denmark
- Finland
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Jersey (Channel Islands)
- Malta
- Norway (except Svalbards Islands)
- Portugal
- Spain (except Ceuta)
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
Oceania
- Australia
- Cook Island
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu.