Bird Flu Fears Hit Iraq
IRAQ - Although Iraq has not recorded cases of bird flu, a health scare is already driving up the price of other kinds of meat.
The Iraqi government is attempting to prevent an outbreak of avian flu by banning poultry imports from at least 20 countries, including neighbours such as Kuwait and Turkey which have reported cases over the last few months.
The ministry of agriculture reported that in October, a dead bird in Erbil in northern Iraq proved not to have the deadly H5 strain. Tests run by the World Health Organisation found the carcase was infected with the H9 virus, which cannot be passed to humans.
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The Iraqi government is attempting to prevent an outbreak of avian flu by banning poultry imports from at least 20 countries, including neighbours such as Kuwait and Turkey which have reported cases over the last few months.
The ministry of agriculture reported that in October, a dead bird in Erbil in northern Iraq proved not to have the deadly H5 strain. Tests run by the World Health Organisation found the carcase was infected with the H9 virus, which cannot be passed to humans.
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