2010 sampling and testing of our bees here in Newfoundland indicated we were free of European Foulbrood at the time.  However, 2016 test results for EFB as part of the Canadian National Honey Bee Health Survey were positive for 2 of 5 apiaries tested.  I know that EFB is generally considered far less destructive to colonies than AFB as well as a relatively minor management problem (with spring requeening and oxytetracycline typical management options).  

What I'm curious to know is why EFB is considered serious enough in the U.K. and Switzerland to warrant classification as a "notifiable" disease?  See for example http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/public/beekeepingFaqs/europeanFoulbroodEfb.cfm
I don't believe the disease is notifiable in any North American jurisdiction, at least those that use notification as a management tool.

Does any one know the history of this? Why the differences in approach to managing EFB?

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