The Philippines bans imports of birds and poultry products from Australia over bird flu

Published 2024년 6월 8일

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The Philippines has imposed a ban on the import of birds and poultry products from Australia due to recent outbreaks of bird flu in the country. The outbreaks were caused by the H7N3 and H7N9 subtypes of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Victoria, Australia. To allow existing shipments from Australia, a memorandum signed by the Philippines' Agriculture Secretary has stipulated that only domestic and wild birds slaughtered or produced before May 9 are permitted. This comes as Australia is the Philippines' fourth-largest supplier of imported chicken meat, with shipments totaling 5,365 metric tons as of April.

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The Philippines has banned imports of birds and poultry products from Australia following recent cases of bird flu in the country. There were reported outbreaks of H7N3 and H7N9 — subtypes of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus — on May 23 and May 25 in the state of Victoria, as confirmed by the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, Manila's Department of Agriculture said in a statement on Saturday. In a memorandum signed by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel on June 6, all shipments of domestic and wild birds from Australia would be allowed provided that they were slaughtered or produced on or before May 9, according to the statement. Australia is the Southeast Asian ...

Source: Gulfnews