إجراء طارئ من المملكة العربية السعودية: البيض، الدواجن، اللحوم

Following the WOAH report dated 19 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Santa Catarina in Brazil. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the Newcastle virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Santa Catarina in Brazil to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of the Newcastle virus, as long as it conforms with the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in Brazil prove that the product is free from the virus).