Japan halts Canadian poultry imports in bird flu scare
22/11/2005 - 08:12:55Japan’s Agriculture Ministry has ordered a temporary halt to Canadian poultry imports after bird flu was found at a duck farm in British Columbia.
Tokyo instituted the ban after receiving a report from Ottawa that a duck was found at the farm infected with the H5 avian virus, a low pathogenic strain of the disease.
The United States and Hong Kong have also issued bans. Canadian officials are expected to follow up with more details later this week.
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