United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of all kinds of live ruminants (sheep, goats, cows, buffaloes, camels and deer) and their untreated products and by-products from South Africa, in addition to a ban on the importation of ruminants' meat and its meat products from Letsemeng in South Africa

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 16 May 2018 regarding the outbreak of Rift Valley fever virus in Letsemeng in South Africa, the United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing the Rift Valley fever virus through the imports of all kinds of live ruminants and their untreated products from South Africa. These measures include:
1. Temporary ban on the importation of all kinds of live ruminants and their untreated by-products, originating from South Africa;
2. Temporary ban on ruminants' meat and its untreated products from Letsemeng in South Africa, except heat-treated products;
3. Consignments of ruminants' meat shipped from Letsemeng in South Africa before 30 March 2018 were permitted.