Brunei introduces ban on pet imports amid rabies concerns


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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The Brunei government has decided to prohibit the import and transit of pets from neighbouring countries, especially those that have recorded cases of rabies infection.

The announcement was made by the Task Force Committee on Zoonotic Diseases Control, a working group comprised of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs alongside the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism.

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