Iraq Health Update of bird flu epidemic

29/04/2012

09:15 AM

BAGHDAD - The integrity of electronic

Said the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Ziad Tareq The World Organization for Animal Health issued an update Veterinary epidemiology of bird flu.

And that this update does not allow the import of poultry and poultry products from infected countries identified by the (20) State (Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Nepal, South Africa, China, Korea, Mainmar, Canada, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Cambodia, the Netherlands, Germany, Bhutan, Laos, Japan, the occupied territories, and Australia).

The Director General of the Department of Public Health, Dr. Hassan Hadi Baker that the import of poultry and poultry products be under prior approvals from the ministries of agriculture and trade, taking into account the obligation controls in force Bhaao any instructions issued by the relevant authorities.