Ban on Import of Birds from Australia Lifted By UAE

A ban on the import of live birds from Australia, saying no cases of bird flu have been detected in the country has been lifted by the UAE's ministry of environment and water.

Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, minister of environment and water, issued a decision on lifting the ban on import of all live birds including domestic, wild and ornamental in addition to their products from Australia.

Islamabad Culls Over 6,000 Birds Control Bird-flu Outbreak
Authorities have culled more than 6,000 birds to control a new outbreak of avian flu at three poultry farms in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan

The ministry issued the decision after receiving information from the World Organization for Animal Health, which said no cases of bird flu have been reported in Australia.

Source-IANS

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Nearly Four Million Birds Killed at Mexican Poultry Farms
Agriculture Secretary Enrique Martinez said that nearly four million birds were destroyed at poultry farms in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Guanajuato due to the outbreak of avian influenza in February.