United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from Ecuador

Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador.These measures include:Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated poultry product and by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Ecuador to the United Arab Emirates;Continue to allow the importation of heat-treated poultry products and by-products from Ecuador;Continue to allow the entry of consignments of unheat-treated table eggs according to the health certificate approved between the two countries.