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Belarus banned poultry imports from two Russian regions

  • 15 Aug 09:40

Authorities from Belarus have imposed temporary restrictions on the import of poultry from Mari El and Chuvashia after the detection of bird flu outbreaks in the regions. The Department of Veterinary and Food Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus has announced the ban after receiving a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the detection of new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) virus in poultry from producers located in the Russian republics of Mari El and Chuvash, as reported by the Russian press agency TASS. The Belarusian officials said the restrictions will affect the importation from. Read more...