China has banned import of poultry products from the Amazonas
State, Brazil, said the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture on
Monday.
Poultry products imported from Amazonas State after the outbreak
of the Newcastle disease there should be sent back or destroyed,
said the ministry in a joint statement with the State
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine.
Brazilian scientists identified Newcastle virus on a farm in
Amazonas State on June 21.
If ships, aircraft or trains traveling internationally were
found with poultry products from Brazil while passing through or
arriving in China, the products should be sealed, said the
statement.
Poultry products imported illegally from Amazonas State should
be destroyed under the supervision of quality and quarantine
departments.
Newcastle disease affects many types of poultry at all ages and
is fatal in 80 to 100 percent of cases.
(Xinhua News Agency August 29, 2006)
