Namibia stops poultry imports from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreak

Published 2021년 11월 2일

Tridge summary

Germany reported a bird flu outbreak at a goose farm, leading to the outbreak being reported in commercial farms in the Netherlands. In response, Namibia has suspended the import and movement of live poultry, birds, and related products from these countries, with certain consignments to be rejected, returned, or destroyed. The risk to humans from the disease is considered low.
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Original content

Reuters reports that Germany reported the bird flu outbreak at a goose farm last week while commercial farms across the Netherlands were ordered to keep all poultry inside after an outbreak at a farm in the central province of Flevoland. Namibia's veterinary services directorate said it had with immediate effect suspended the import and in-transit movement of live poultry, birds, raw poultry products, live ostriches and ostrich products from the two countries. It said consignments of poultry products packed from Oct. 1 in Germany and Oct. 5 in the Netherlands would be rejected and returned ...

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