Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in Australia, the government prohibits the import of poultry products

Published 2020년 8월 5일

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South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has imposed a ban on the import of poultry products from Australia due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country. The ban includes a range of poultry-related products such as live poultry, poultry herbaceous (chick), poultry eggs, edible eggs, ostrich meat, and chicken and duck meat. The ministry is also strengthening quarantine and border controls to prevent the virus from entering Korea, and advises foreign travelers to steer clear of local livestock facilities and to avoid bringing livestock products purchased abroad.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said on the 2nd that it is banning the import of poultry products from Australia and poultry products such as chicken and duck due to the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in Australia. The move follows the Australian Department of Agriculture's urgent report to the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) on July 31 that an H7N7 type AI was identified at a laying farm in southern Victoria. The targets for the prohibition against import are: poultry products such as live poultry (including pet birds and wild birds) ▲ poultry herbaceous (chick) ▲ poultry eggs and edible eggs ▲ ostrich ▲ chicken and duck meat. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food said it is strengthening quarantine and border quarantine as the possibility of virus influx into Korea ...

Source: Nongmin