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 Kurskaya Oblast in Russia

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 13 June 2018 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Kurskaya Oblast in Russia. 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 Kurskaya Oblast. 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 originating from Kurskaya Oblast.
2. Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from Kurskaya Oblast, except heat-treated products.
3. Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Kurskaya Oblast in Russia before 18 May 2018 were permitted.