Meidun urges Japan and the Philippines to lift the ban on poultry import

Introduction: on Wednesday, the United States asked Japan and the Philippines to lift the unjust ban on the import of poultry products, and said the bird virus found on some farms in Pennsylvania was harmless to human beings At a press conference in Manila on Wednesday, USDA officials said the bans imposed by the two countries were unnecessary Because the virus is pathogenic, even in birds, it will not spread to poultry It's different from what happened between 1997 and 1998 that killed people But the Philippines said it would continue to impose restrictions on poultry imports in Pennsylvania because of concerns that the pathogen could mutate into a highly pathogenic virus Robert, director of USDA Asia Pacific flora and fauna laboratory, said no action was needed because it was a low incidence rate of Tanaka Low pathogenic avian viruses are infectious but not fatal to birds Highly contagious pathogenic influenza can kill birds in large numbers, although it will not infect humans USDA also said that according to the international standards set by the International Office of animal epidemiology, low pathogenic avian influenza is a disease that does not need to be reported Therefore, quarantine actions against the disease, such as banning international trade, are not needed The USDA said the Pennsylvania avian pathogenic virus will not mutate into a highly pathogenic virus and will not cause disease in humans The disease is confined to Pennsylvania and has been eliminated from farms According to USDA, Pennsylvania is only a state with a small production capacity and products are sold locally The United States is concerned about the export of poultry products from more than 100 countries in the world, and the expanded restrictions imposed by the United States on Asian countries, which it says will damage its image From January 30th, the Philippines temporarily suspended the import of poultry products from Pennsylvania, and suspended the transfer of meat, chicken, eggs and seeds originating in the United States from Japan and China, fearing that the goods would be transferred to the Philippines Japan imposed an embargo on U.S poultry products on January 12, but lifted the ban in part a few days later, allowing the import of poultry that could be certified as slaughtered before November 11 China also suspended imports of American chicken wings after it found a cargo ship contaminated with deadly E coli (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: