Russia bans Hungary poultry due to bird flu (http://www.portfolio.hu/en/cikkek.tdp?cCheck=1&k=2&i=10879)
Friday, January 26, 2007 03:17:00 PM
Russia has banned poultry imports from Hungary to prevent the spread of the bird flu virus, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday. Avian Influenza A virus: Bird Flu - Poultry Industry - health :: Technical Article: What is avian influenza? Influenza is an ancient disease that has plagued humans throughout recorded history http://en.engormix.com/MA-poultry-industry/healt/articles/avian-influenza-virus-bird_1199.htmHOME | Poultry sales mostly unaffected by bird flu | Top News | Reuters:: LONDON (Reuters) - Leading supermarket chains say the recent bird flu outbreak in Britain has had little impact on poultry counter sales so far -- a view echoed in http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL0929190620070209HOME |
The ban, effective immediately, applies to live birds hatching eggs, poultry meat and all poultry products not subject to thermal treatment, poultry feed and equipment used in keeping and slaughtering birds. UK checking whether bird flu meat reached shops | Reuters:: LONDON (Reuters) - British health authorities said on Friday they were investigating whether meat contaminated with bird flu had reached shops, but stressed there was http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0978996120070209HOME | Bernard Matthews under investigation over Hungarian imports:: The investigation into the avian influenza outbreak in the UK took a new twist yesterday, Due to a decline in consumption andexports due to the disease, some EU members were http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Supply-Chain/Bernard-Matthews-on-over-Hungarian-importsHOME |
Russia introduced the same ban on poultry imports on 26 June last year and lifted it partially in October and completely on 1 January 2007 . Bird flu strain test results due - Bird Flu Watch:: Link: BBC NEWS Scientists are expected to reveal soon whether the parrot that died in UK quarantine had the bird flu virus strain that has killed people in Asia. The http://tahilla.typepad.com/birdflu/2005/10/_bird_flu_strai.htmlHOME |
The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain had been found in dead geese in Hungary. This was the first case of bird flu outbreak in the European Union this year.
Croatia was the first to halt Hungarian poultry imports this week, then Serbia and Romania have followed suit.
Hungary's Poultry Product Council said on Friday domestic sales were unlikely to dwindle and supermarket chains have not scaled down their orders, either. The ban by Russia, however, may alter this picture. The ministry has not yet commented on the impact of halted Russian poultry exports.
Hungary has culled 3,300 geese at the farm in Csongrád County where dead birds were found which later tested positive for the H5N1 strain.
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