Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan of cattle and other animals susceptible to nodular dermatitis, as well as genetic material obtained from them; products derived from cattle and susceptible animal species, without proper processing, ensuring the destruction of the virus of n

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2022-08-12
G/SPS/N/KAZ/110

Description

The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports that on the basis of the official notification of the World Organisation for Animal Health (notifications on the official website of the OIE WAHIS), outbreaks of nodular dermatitis was registered in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In this regard, since 31 March 2022, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan of cattle and other animals susceptible to nodular dermatitis, as well as genetic material obtained from them; products derived from cattle and susceptible animal species, without proper processing, ensuring the destruction of the virus of nodular dermatitis; raw leather materials obtained from the slaughter of cattle and other susceptible animals; used equipment for the maintenance and transporting cattle and other susceptible animals, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of cattle and other animals susceptible to nodular dermatitis from the  abovementioned territory.

Keywords

Animal diseases; Zoonoses; Food safety; Animal health; Human health