The Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan (AQTA) has introduced temporary measures aimed at safeguarding the country from the spread of infectious animal diseases. These actions come in response to recent outbreaks reported by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
According to WOAH, several countries have experienced significant animal disease outbreaks. In Mongolia’s Khovd region, small ruminant plague and contagious pleuropneumonia were detected in goats, while Austria reported cases of bluetongue. Poland has also seen the emergence of Newcastle disease, and highly pathogenic avian influenza has been recorded in France’s Normandy region and Israel’s Central District.
In light of these developments, AQTA has enforced stringent restrictions on the import and transit of susceptible live animals, animal products, and genetic materials from the affected areas. These measures, which focus on regions within specified distances from the outbreak sites, include:
A ban on the import or transit of live small and large ruminants, camels, and related genetic materials from within a 150 km radius of infected farms in Austria.
A prohibition on importing live poultry, hatching eggs, and related products from infected zones in France and Israel, unless they undergo heat treatment to eliminate disease-causing viruses.
AQTA has also instructed the State Customs Committee to enhance monitoring of vehicles entering or transiting Azerbaijan from these regions.
These temporary restrictions are aligned with the WOAH’s “Land Animal Health Code” and reflect Azerbaijan’s proactive stance in preventing the potential spread of these infectious diseases across its borders.
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