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 Bulgaria, and imposition of a temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs from Bulgaria

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (final report) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in different districts in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria. These measures include:
1. Continues ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Bulgaria;
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from all districts in Bulgaria, except heat-treated products;
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Bulgaria, before 12 September 2018 were permitted.