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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 The Netherlands .In a statement, the DA said the import ban was issued after an additional outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in the European country.Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr .
The Agriculture chief said the presence of the bird flu virus was confirmed by the Wageningen Bioveterinary Research.As an emergency measure, Tiu Laurel said he issued Memorandum Order no.56, which directs the Bureau of Animal Industry to suspend the processing and issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances for the importation of domestic and wild birds from The Netherlands, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen used for artificial insemination.
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