Authorities of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region have banned the import of salted duck eggs from Vietnam’s provinces of Nam Dinh, Quang Ngai, Tay Ninh, Khanh Hoa, Ca Mau and Kon Tum due to growing concern about an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak.
The import ban of the same product from Vietnam’s northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Bac Ninh is still in place as the disease had been detected in some farming houses in these localities, according to officials from the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety.
They said they will closely monitor the situation and maintain contact with local egg importers, distributors and retailers to prevent the spread of bird flu.
The import ban came as China’s Hong Kong struggled against avian influenza H7N9 that broke out last August, with five cases of infection, including three fatalities.
Before the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong had culled 20,000 chickens after the H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China.-VNA
The import ban of the same product from Vietnam’s northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Bac Ninh is still in place as the disease had been detected in some farming houses in these localities, according to officials from the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety.
They said they will closely monitor the situation and maintain contact with local egg importers, distributors and retailers to prevent the spread of bird flu.
The import ban came as China’s Hong Kong struggled against avian influenza H7N9 that broke out last August, with five cases of infection, including three fatalities.
Before the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong had culled 20,000 chickens after the H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China.-VNA
