THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a temporary ban on domestic and wild birds, including poultry products, originating from Japan.
THE Department of Agriculture has lifted a temporary ban on domestic and wild birds, including poultry products, originating from Japan .Under Memorandum Order 31, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said that the importation of live poultry, poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen would be allowed as there were no cases of avian influenza in Japan .
Based on reports submitted by Japan to the World Organization for Animal Health , previous cases of high pathogenicity avian influenza had been resolved and no additional cases were reported since June 2.Japan first reported cases of the H5N1 subtype of the bird flu virus on Nov. 8, 2023. The Philippines imposed the ban in January.The H5N1 subtype can spread rapidly among bird populations, including poultry, which is a multibillion-peso industry in the Philippines.
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