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US joins Hong Kong banning British Columbia poultry imports due to bird flu
CANADIAN live and raw poultry from British Columbia has been banned by the United States because of an outbreak of bird flu, the US Department of Agriculture's chief veterinary officer John Clifford told Reuters.
Thus, the US has joined Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan in imposing bans on Canadian poultry because of the outbreak.
Restrictions began on December 4, the same day that Canada identified the virus as the "highly pathogenic" H5N2 strain, said Mr Clifford. "It's a temporary ban," likely last several months.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said five British Columbia farms were infected with avian influenza as of Saturday, killing at least 80,000 turkeys and chickens. Surviving birds on the farms are being destroyed.
The USDA does not "see any current risk to human health" in the US due to the outbreak. Canada and Chile are the sources of imported poultry to the US, but 99 per cent of the chicken in the United States is produced domestically.
Thus, the US has joined Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan in imposing bans on Canadian poultry because of the outbreak.
Restrictions began on December 4, the same day that Canada identified the virus as the "highly pathogenic" H5N2 strain, said Mr Clifford. "It's a temporary ban," likely last several months.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said five British Columbia farms were infected with avian influenza as of Saturday, killing at least 80,000 turkeys and chickens. Surviving birds on the farms are being destroyed.
The USDA does not "see any current risk to human health" in the US due to the outbreak. Canada and Chile are the sources of imported poultry to the US, but 99 per cent of the chicken in the United States is produced domestically.
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