It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.

Contact the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for information about the process required to import animals into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from Australia.

Address

Department of Animal Health and Production
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi City, Vietnam

Note

Where an importing country issues an import permit, the exporter must ensure the animal meets any requirements in the permit.

As importing country requirements may change without advice to the Department you should check the import documents and/or the country website carefully at the time of preparation for export.

Health certification

I, Dr ………………………………, a duly authorised government veterinary officer, hereby certify that:​

1. Australia has been free from African horse sickness, Eastern, Western and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, surra, dourine, glanders, Borna disease, epizootic lymphangitis, contagious equine metritis, vesicular stomatitis, equine piroplasmosis and equine influenza for the last two (2) years prior to export.
   
   
2. The horses originated from premises where no cases of the following diseases were reported during the last six (6) months prior to export: Hendra virus, equine infectious anaemia, equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1), equine viral arteritis and Japanese encephalitis.
   
   
3. The horses originated from premises where no cases of anthrax were reported during the last three (3) months prior to export.
   
   
4. After due enquiry, the horses originated from premises where no cases of strangles were reported during the last six (6) months prior to export.
   
   
5. The horses showed no clinical signs of any infectious or contagious disease at the time of final examination by a registered veterinarian for export.
   
   
6. The horses were treated for external and internal parasites within 30 days prior to export (treatment dates and product names are specified in the attached Schedule of horses).
   
   
7. Hendra virus
   
   The horses (delete as appropriate):
   
   
   1. were tested for Hendra virus (HeV) using an ELISA on a blood sample collected during the 14 days prior to export with negative results,
      
      OR
      
      
   2. have been vaccinated against HeV using an approved vaccine in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations*.
   
   
8. Equine infectious anaemia
   
   The horses were tested for equine infectious anaemia (EIA) virus using an agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test on a blood sample collected during the 14 days prior to export with negative results.
   
   
9. Equine viral arteritis
   
   Stallions were tested for equine viral arteritis (EVA) (delete as appropriate):
   
   
   1. carried out by virus neutralisation test (VNT) at 1:4 dilution on a blood sample collected during the 28 days prior to export with a negative result,
      
      OR
      
      
   2. were seropositive for EVA and then were:
      
      
      1. ​​​​subjected to a virus isolation (VI) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for EVA with a negative result, carried out on semen collected during the six (6) months prior to export, or
         
         
      2. test mated to two mares within six (6) months prior to export. The two mares were subjected to two VNTs for EVA with negative results on blood samples collected at the time of test mating and again 28 days after the mating.
         
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10. Equine influenza
    
    The horses were tested for equine influenza (EI) by PCR on nasopharyngeal samples collected during the 14 days prior to export with negative results.

* Equivac® HeV virus vaccine produced by Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd is the only available vaccine against Hendra virus. Vaccines have not been administered within 14 days prior to export. Officially endorsed vaccination certificate(s) are attached to this health certificate

Based on protocol agreed on 15 July 2025.

Entry last reviewed 22 July 2025.​