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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Mexican chicken do not come to Japan #BIRDFLU #H7N3

  Mexico City, June 28, 2012.
\- Japan banned imports of poultry and other birds of Mexico, because it confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza, Kyodo News reported roasted it quoted Japanese Ministry of Agriculture.

After that, announced that it expects the impact of the ban is minimal, given that Mexico represents less than 0.1% of Japanese imports of chicken that is not thermally processed. Note that in 2011, Japan imported 377 tons of poultry meat from Mexico, according to the ministry.

Remember that on Tuesday, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Food, Rural Development and Fisheries (SAGARPA) confirmed the presence of avian influenza A subtype H7N3 in poultry farms and municipalities Tepatitlán Acatic, which were placed in quarantine.

Nevertheless, the agency said the disease does not affect humans but only the birds, according to the World Organization for Animal Healthhttp://elsemanario.com.mx/categorias/Mundo/nota/24/11697/pollos-mexicanos-no-entran-a-japon