Japan Suspends Imports of Fertile Eggs, Day-Old Chicks from Two Brazilian States
Test tubes are seen labelled 'Bird Flu' words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024.
SAO PAULO, June 17 (Reuters) – Japan suspended imports of fertile eggs and day-old chicks coming from the Brazilian states of Goias and Mato Grosso after bird flu cases in subsistence farms had been reported in both states, the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the ministry added that Japan also suspended all poultry meat imports from the cities where the cases were reported, Santo Antonio da Barra in Goias and Campinapolis in Mato Grosso.
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