South Korea has temporarily suspended poultry imports from the US following a bird flu outbreak on a farm in Indiana.
On 15 January, the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana. The strain is different to the cause of an outbreak last year, the APHIS said.
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“APHIS is working closely with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health on a joint incident response. State officials quarantined the affected premises and depopulation of birds on the premises has already begun. Depopulation prevents the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will not enter the food system…Since the previous HPAI detections in 2015, APHIS and its state and industry partners have learned valuable lessons to help implement stronger preparedness and response capabilities,” it added.
The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs said yesterday it was halting all live poultry imports from the US. “Heat-treated” products are excluded from the ban it added.
Last year’s bird flu outbreak in the US resulted in the death of more than 40 million birds. In June, the USDA said inadequate biosecurity and cleaning practices by the poultry industry likely contributed to the spread of the disease.
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