Publication Date:
Sat, 2007-09-01 03:00
DUBAI, 1 September 2007 — The United Arab Emirates has banned the import of poultry and birds from the German region of Bavaria where the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was found in a farm, the WAM news agency reported yesterday.
It said Acting Minister of Environment and Water Humaid Al-Qattami banned imports of all poultry products, live birds and fowl, as well as pet birds from the Bavaria province. It did not say how long the ban would last.
The outbreak in Bavaria was identified on Aug. 25 after dead ducks found in a poultry farm tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the virus.
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