Philippines Bans South Dakota Poultry Imports After Bird Flu Outbreak
The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) has reimposed a ban on wild bird and poultry products from South Dakota after additional cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza were reported in December. The Philippines had lifted the ban on the state in September 2024.
The ban includes imports of domestic and wild birds, including eggs, semen for artificial insemination, day-old chicks, and other poultry products, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said. But the ministry added that “heat-treated products” were exempted from the ban...
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