UAE bans poultry imports from Saudi Arabia amid bird influenza outbreak
Gulf Early Warning Centre reported an outbreak of a 'highly contagious' strain of bird influenza, H5N8, in RiyadhDUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported on Sunday a ban on poultry imports from Saudi Arabia next a reported bird influenza outbreak in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The UAE ministry said untreated products shipped prior to December one, 2017 were continue permitted next a verification of the accompanying certificates. The heat-treated poultry products – flesh & eggs – are too cleared for importation from Saudi Arabia. In doing Extremely , the ministry wishes to protect the bird influenza virus' influence on the country's poultry health & security, in addition to preventing public health & well-being, it added. Bird influenza strains have shock poultry flocks in various countries across the world in recent years, by some types of the illness causing human contagion & dyinges.
Saudi Arabia approves bird influenza outbreak
as declared in Reuters Sunday 24 December 2017Saudi Arabia has approved an outbreak of highly contagious bird influenza in Riyadh which led to the culling of almost16,000 ducks, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday. The highly pathogenic H5N8 strain infective & killed 14 birds at a non-specified location in the Saudi capital, the Paris-based OIE said in a report on its website, citing data from the Saudi authorities. The other birds in a flock of around 60,000 exposed to the virus were culled, the report said. Bird influenza strains have shock poultry flocks in a number of countries across the world in recent years, by some types of the illness too causing human contagions & dyinges. Saudi Arabia had this year imposed restrictions on poultry imports from countries like Bulgaria in an effort to protect the illness spreading.collected by :Lucy William