Iraq bans import of birds and eggs from 18 countries due to H5N1 bird flu fears

[Treyfish]

Thursday, July 5, 2012 15:09

Baghdad - the way

Iraq decided to prevent the import of birds and eggs from 18 countries in order to preserve the environment from bird flu.
An official source said on Thursday that the government ban, which included both types of eggs hatching and table and live birds of prey and the decorations.
He added that the countries covered by the ban are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India and Hong Kong, Laos, Mainmar, Egypt, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, South Africa, Indonesia, Nepal, Australia and Sri Lanka.http://www.assabeel.net/%D9%85%D9%86...%84%D8%A9.html

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Re: Iraq bans import of birds and eggs from 18 countries due to H5N1 bird flu fears

It is worth remembering that Iraq is one of 15 countries that have reported human cases of H5N1. In early 2006, a young woman and her uncle died from H5N1. Also in 2006, a young, three-year-old boy was retrospectively confirmed with H5N1 six months after the fact. He recovered.