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 into the territory of Kazakhstan from the administrative territories of the Czech Republic (Central Bohemian, Zlín, Moravian-Silesian, Vysočina, Pardubice, Plzeň regions) of live birds, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, all poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, trophies of the cha

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2021-07-05
G/SPS/N/KAZ/89

Description

The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Czech Republic (Central Bohemian, Zlín, Moravian-Silesian, Vysočina, Pardubice, Plzeň regions). In this regard, since 5 June 2021 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation into the territory of Kazakhstan from the Czech Republic (Central Bohemian, Zlín, Moravian-Silesian, Vysočina, Pardubice, Plzeň regions) of live poultry, hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, all poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (at least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (with the exception of feed additives of chemical and microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feather game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as transit from the above territories through the territory of Kazakhstan of live birds.

Keywords

Avian Influenza; Food safety; Zoonoses; Animal health; Human health; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Animal diseases