The Philippines has banned imports of birds and poultry meat products from Australia, following the emergence of bird flu cases in the country.
The Philippine Department of Agriculture said in a statement today, Saturday, that the emergence of the H7N3 and H7N9 viruses – which are subtypes of the bird influenza virus – was reported on May 23 and 25 in the state of Victoria, according to what the center confirmed. Australian Disease Preparedness. According to a memorandum signed by Agriculture Minister Francisco Tio Laurel on June 6, all shipments of domestic and wild birds from Australia will be allowed to enter, provided that they were slaughtered or produced on or before May 9.
It is noteworthy that Australia is the fourth largest source of imported poultry meat that the Philippines depends on, with total imports reaching 5,365 metric tons as of last April.
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