United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from Al Jahra in Kuwait

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in Al Jahra in the State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Al Jahra in the State of Kuwait.These measures include:
1) Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from the State of Kuwait to the United Arab Emirates; 
2) Consignments of table eggs and poultry meat and their products from Al Jahra that were produced after 13 October 2020 are not allowed to be exported to the United Arab Emirates;
3) Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all cities in the State of Kuwait.