Azerbaijan has restricted the import of livestock and livestock products

The list of restricted items includes:

• Live horses and their breeding material

• Small and large ruminants

• Poultry

• Livestock and poultry products

The geographic scope of the restrictions covers:

• Namibia (regions of Omaheke, Otjozondjupa, Khomas, Hardap, Erongo)

• Bulgaria (Plovdiv Province)

• France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region)

• Italy (Lombardy region)

• North Macedonia (southeastern part of the country)

• United Kingdom (Wrexham region, Wales)

The reason for the restrictions is outbreaks of zoonotic diseases reported by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), including:

• African horse sickness

• Sheep and goat pox

• Lumpy skin disease

• Newcastle disease

• Highly pathogenic avian influenza