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The Philippine government, through the Department of Agriculture , has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds as well as poultry products from Austria and Japan due to reported outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the respective countries.In a statement on Thursday, the DA said Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued separate memorandum orders —MO No. 49 and MO No. 48 — for the implementation of the import ban.
Ulrich Herzog, Vice president of the Regional Commission of Austria reported to WOAH an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu subtype in Mattighofen, Braunau am Inn, Oberosterreich.The outbreak, which was confirmed on October 7, 2024 by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, had affected domestic birds as well.Tiu Laurel, for his part, said that the memorandum orders were issued to protect the local poultry industry from potential animal and public health risks.
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