Veterinary Health Certificate, DOG.GEN.12/05 CG (REV JR 05/2008; RW 06/2017), for the import of domestic dogs into South Africa

Due to the transportable nature and increasingly intricate travel history of domestic dogs between different countries, South Africa is applying precautionary sanitary measures by removing the option of not testing for diseases of concern if the country claims freedom from any particular disease of concern. The following five diseases require official pre-export testing within 30 days prior to export at a government approved laboratory, for domestic dogs: "Brucella canis, Babesia gibsoni, Dirofilaria immitis, Leishmania and Trypanosomiasis". All other South African import requirements for domestic dogs must also be adhered to.