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  • DA halts poultry imports from Indiana over H5N1 avian flu outbreak

    DA halts poultry imports from Indiana over H5N1 avian flu outbreak

    MANILA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary prohibition on the importation of domestic and wild birds and related products from the U.S. state of Indiana after authorities confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. signed the directive ordering the immediate suspension of…