Kenya restricts poultry imports from Sudan
October 10th, 2006
The African country has placed a ban on imports of birds and poultry products coming from southern Sudan, after numerous cases of avian influenza were reported in the province of Juba of the neighbouring country. Local World Health Organization officials in Sudan have confirmed the bird flu cases, but say that no human infection has been reported as yet. Residents of several regions in Kenya have been alerted to take extra precaution measures against the disease. They have also been asked to report any suspicious cases of ill or dead birds to local health authorities. The veterinary department has started collecting blood samples from a number of birds in the area, which are to be sent at the Kenya Medical Research Institute for further analysis.