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Ministry bans poultry from Suffolk

Minister of Environment and Water, Dr Mohammad Saeed Al Kindi, has issued a decision to ban the import of live birds and poultry from Suffolk in England.

  • WAM
  • Published: 23:36 May 3, 2009
  • Gulf News

  • Image Credit: Reuters
  • The import of poultry from Suffolk in the United Kingdom has been banned by the UAE's minister of environment and water.

Abu Dhabi: Minister of Environment and Water, Dr Mohammad Saeed Al Kindi, has issued a decision to ban the import of live birds and poultry from Suffolk in England.

The move is a precautionary measure following the discovery of the deadly strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry at a turkey farm in Suffolk.

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