United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from  Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, Tomskaya Oblast  in Russia.

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2020-11-23
G/SPS/N/ARE/215

Description

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 13 November 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in   Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, Tomskaya Oblast  in Russia, 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  in Russia.These measures include:Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from Yugra, Chelyabinskaya Oblast, Respublika Tatarstan, Samarskaya Oblast, Tomskaya Oblast  in Russia
Continue to allow the importation of poultry products, table eggs and its products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs according to the approved health certificates.

Keywords

Avian Influenza; Animal diseases; Food safety; Animal health; Human health; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Zoonoses