Cebu bans entry of chickens, other poultry products from Luzon | Contributed photo
THE Cebu Provincial Government is banning the entry of live chickens, eggs and birds from Luzon.
"There is a need to protect the P12 billion poultry industry in Cebu, and the general public from the effects of Avian Influenza," part of Garcia's EO read. H5N1 is classified as a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and zoonotic, meaning it is also likely to infect humans.
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