The Office international des épizooties (OIE, French for "International Epizootic Office"), now known as the World Organisation for Animal Health (Organisation mondiale de la santé animale in French),'s an international intergovernmental organization founded in 1924. In March 2009, the OIE had 173 member countries. Its headquarters are in Paris, France. The OIE's claimed missions are: to guarantee the transparency of animal disease status world-wide to collect, analyse and disseminate… (More on Oie)