United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from USA

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 09 April 2020 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in South Carolina in USA, 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 USA.These measures include:
1- Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs from South Carolina in USA.
 2 - Regulating the import of poultry meat and non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for exporting meat and meat products from all province in USA to the United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose.
3- Regulating the import of table eggs and its non-heat treated products according to the health certificate for exporting table eggs from all provinces in USA to the United Arab Emirates, accompanying the consignments for releasing purpose.
4 - Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all provinces of USA