APHIS Adds Uganda, Zimbabwe to List of Countries Affected by Bird Flu
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adding Uganda and Zimbabwe to the list of regions it considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), it said in two separate notices. Temporary restrictions on importation of poultry, commercial birds, other types of birds (research, performing), ratites, any avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products from Uganda have been in place since Jan. 14, 2017, and for Zimbabwe since June 1, 2017, after discovery of the virus in each country, respectively, APHIS said.
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(Federal Register 09/21/17)