Following a foreign animal disease outbreak, international trade may resume after:

• A. After all the OIE standards for the disease are met
• B. After no new clinical cases have been identified for 30 days
• C. After USDA-APHIS notifies the OIE member countries
• D. After USDA-APHIS standards for the disease are met

Answer: (A)

Trade can resume once the exporting country demonstrates it has met the internationally recognized standards for that disease. These standards are set by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and specify the required surveillance, reporting, control measures, and official certification that the disease is controlled or eradicated. Meeting these standards provides the necessary assurance to importing countries that the risk of introducing the disease has been minimized. Simply waiting a fixed period or notifying the OIE does not by itself authorize resumption, and domestic measures alone (even if coordinated with USDA-APHIS) are not the decisive trigger—international acceptance rests on compliance with the OIE standards and the accompanying health certification.