United Arab Emirates Imposing a temporary ban on the importation of monkey, rodents and non-human primates from West African countries where the disease is endemic and neighboring and inter-related countries

Following the WOAH reports, an outbreak of Monkey Pox disease has occurred in the African countries. Therefore to prevent the entry of the disease into the country, the United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing Monkey Pox disease.These measures include:1. Imposing a temporary ban on the import of primates (other than human) and rodents from West African countries where the disease is endemic and neighboring and inter-related countries (Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan);2. Continuation of the current procedure of isolating animals( primates other than human for a period of 30 days and examining them for Monkey Pox disease for primate consignments imported to the country according to the certificate forms contained in the annex to Ministerial Resolution No. 335 of 2018.