The list of designated regions for birds

The regions that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has designated as regions where highly pathogenic avian influenza or low pathogenic avian influenza has not been confirmed

*1 Import procedure has been suspended by outbreak of avian influenza
*2 Import procedure from Uzbekistan has been suspended since July 15, 2014.

The list of designated regions for birds

Asia
Singapore, Thailand, Philippines*1, Brunei, Malaysia

Oceania
Australia*1, Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Palau, Hawaii, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Fiji

North America
United States*1, Canada*1

Central and South America
Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador*1, El Salvador, Guyana, Cuba, Guatemala, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica*1, Colombia, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Vincent, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru*1, Bolivia, Honduras, Martinique

Europe
Iceland, Ireland, Andorra, Ukraine*1, Republic of Uzbekistan*2, United Kingdom (limited to the oblast of Armagh, Antrim, Down, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Londonderry), Estonia, Austria*1, Cyprus, Kyrgyz Republic, Georgia, Switzerland*1, Spain, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Denmark, Turkmenistan, Norway, Hungary, Finland,  France (excluding the prefecture of Haute-Corse, Lot et Garonnne, Ardennes)*1, Bulgaria  (excluding the prefecture of  Gabrovo, Dobrich, Haskovo, Plovdiv)*1, Belarus, Belgium, Poland (excluding the prefecture of  Wielkopolskie)*1, Portugal*1, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Russia (limited to the oblast of Tula, Bryansk)

Middle East
United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, Bahrain

Africa
Algeria, Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Zambia, Eswatini, Somalia, Tanzania, Chad, Tunisia, Namibia, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Lesotho

Status of import suspension measures of birds

Area, Country Date of suspension
Asia
Philippines since 2022/2/28
Oceania
Australia since 2024/5/27
North America
United States
・Minnesota since 2021/12/1
・Indiana since 2022/2/16
・Kansas since 2022/3/16
・Idaho since 2022/4/21
・Nevada since 2022/7/14
・Florida since 2022/7/27
・Michigan since 2023/12/4
・Vermont since 2023/12/13
・Maryland since 2023/12/15
・South Carolina since 2024/1/31
・West Virginia since 2024/2/22
・Colorado since 2024/8/15
Canada
・Newfoundland and Labrador  since 2022/1/18
・Nova Scotia since 2022/2/10
・Alberta since 2022/4/12
・Saskatchewan since 2022/4/21
・Manitoba since 2022/4/27
・New Brunswick since 2022/4/28
・British Columbia since 2023/5/12
Central and South America
Ecuador since 2023/11/16
Costa Rica since 2023/2/22
Peru since 2022/12/9
Europe
Ukraine since 2021/10/21
Austria since 2021/12/1
Switzerland since 2021/12/1
France since 2023/10/2
Bulgaria
・Sofijska since 2023/2/3
・Veliko Tarnovo since 2023/4/10
・Pazardzhik since 2023/11/6
・Varna since 2023/11/14
・Stara Zagora since 2024/3/12
・Kardzhali since 2024/4/18
Poland
Województwo lubuskie since 2024/8/30
Portugal​ since 2024/8/23

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