Extension of Temporary Suspension of Dogs Entering the United States From Countries With a High Risk of Rabies

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In order to protect the United States against the potential reintroduction of the dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV) into the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces an extension of the current temporary suspension of the importation into the United States of dogs from countries at high-risk for enzootic rabies (DMRVV high-risk countries). This suspension includes dogs that have been in any DMRVV high-risk countries during the previous six months.