"In connection with the improvement of the epizootic situation concerning Newcastle disease in the territory of Sweden from 21 February 2018 cancelled temporary restrictions on export to the Russian Federation hatching eggs, live poultry, poultry meat, finished meat products of poultry all types of poultry products containing in its composition products of the poultry processing and equipment poultry from the territory of the County of Kalmar and Östergötland County of Sweden," — the document says.

In addition, because the registration of the next foci of low pathogenic bird flu in France from 21 February, the Department imposes temporary restrictions on import of live poultry and hatching eggs from the departments of Morbihan and the Loire-Atlantique France, as well as the transit through Russia of live poultry from these regions, it follows from the instructions. Previously, the Rosselkhoznadzor has imposed similar restrictions in respect of other departments of France.

As reported in the materials Department, Newcastle disease (pseudocode birds) — highly contagious viral disease of birds, mainly of the family chicken. When it appears to impose quarantine sick birds kill and destroy. According to the world health organization, avian influenza is an infectious viral disease of birds, often occurring without any obvious signs or symptoms. In some cases, the virus may overcome the species barrier and cause disease or asymptomatic infections in humans and animals.