December 15, 2005

Japan, Kazakhstan, Belarus ban Ukrainian poultry

Japan, Kazakhstan and Belarus have banned poultry imports from Ukraine, following the country's recent bird flu outbreaks. Russia and the EU had already banned the imports.

Ukraine's Veterinary Department has been notified of the bans.

Bird flu has recently hit Ukraine's Crimea region in the Sovetsky, Djankoy and Nizhnegorsky areas.