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Cats and dogs arriving from EU countries
A treatment against echinococcus and ectoparasites carried out no less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before shipment is required.
The animal must be accompanied by a certificate issued by an official veterinarian authorized by the country of origin stating that the animal was examined not more than 72 hours before shipment and that they have remained for the past 6 months or since birth in the exporting country or premises where no cases of rabies was reported during the past 2 years. The animals will be kept in quarantine for six months at passengers expense.
PROHIBITED: AMERICAN PITBULL, OR PIT BULL TERRIER, JAPANESE TOSA, DOGO ARGENTINA, FILA BRA-SILEIRO
The owners of the pets must communicate to the veterinary services their arrival information namely: air carrier, flight number and the date/time of their arrival in Cyprus. The above information must be communicated to the veterinary services 48-72 hours prior arriving in Cyprus either by fax to: 00-357-22-805176 or via e-mail to animal.health@vs.moa.gov.cy further information can be found on www.moa.gov.cv/vs