Importation of live poultry, birds, meat and other products from the Netherlands to South Africa: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak in the Netherlands
Emergency notifications (SPS)
2020-11-06
G/SPS/N/ZAF/70
Description
On the 30 October 2020 the Netherlands reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to the OIE. Therefore, it is necessary for South Africa to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country, and the importation from the Netherlands of live poultry, birds, meat as well as their products that have not sufficiently been heat treated to inactivate the avian influenza virus has been temporarily suspended with immediate effect.
Keywords
Pest-
or
Disease-
free
Regions
/
Regionalization;
Zoonoses;
Animal
health;
Human
health;
Animal
diseases;
Avian
Influenza