United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks, hatching eggs, poultry meat and table eggs from Overijssel, Netherlands

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on 15 March 2018 regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Overijssel, Netherlands, the 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 Overijssel. These measures include:
Continuation of the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products, day-old chicks and hatching eggs originating from Netherlands;
Temporary ban on poultry meat and table eggs and their untreated products from Overijssel, Netherlands, except heat-treated products;
Consignments of poultry meat shipped from Overijssel, Netherlands before 4 February 2018 were permitted.