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, poultry meat and table eggs from Kuwait

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 6 February 2019 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) in the State of Kuwait, 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 the State of Kuwait. 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, poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products originating from the State of Kuwait, except heat-treated products.