Letter from the Committee for veterinary control and supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2019-02-15
G/SPS/N/KAZ/31

Description

On the basis of the official notification of the World Organisation for Animal Health, the Committee of Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports cases of the disease susceptible species of animals with bluetongue in the territory of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In this regard, since 21 January 2019 temporary restrictions are imposed on the importation to Kazakhstan of live cattle, wild, zoo and circus animals susceptible to bluetongue, camels and other representatives of the camelidae family (llama, Alpaca, vicuna), semen of bulls, rams, and goats-producers, embryos of cattle and small cattle from these lands.

Keywords

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