Saudi Arabia Temporarily Bans Live Bird Imports from Afghanistan over Bird Flu


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Riyadh, Jumada II 2, 1439, Feb 18, 2018, SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has temporarily banned imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Afghanistan after a highly contagious bird flu virus was reported in Afghanistan.
The Ministry said in a statement that its temporarily ban was issued in accordance with the warning released by the OIE.
--SPA
21:00 LOCAL TIME 18:00 GMT


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