On July 19, the Rosselkhoznadzor imposed a ban on the import of poultry meat and poultry products produced in Mexico into Russia. This is due to the outbreak of the highly pathogenic H7N3 strain, or bird flu.
According to the Russian veterinary service, the restriction on imports from Mexico applies not only to poultry meat, but also to the supply of live chickens, eggs for incubators, down and feathers, as well as other types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment at temperatures of 70 ° C. The ban also includes feed and feed additives for poultry. In addition, it is prohibited to import into Russia used equipment for keeping, slaughtering or butchering poultry.
The ban came into force on the day of its adoption, July 19, and restricts the import of products to the countries of the entire Customs Union - to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. These stringent measures are due to the recent massive outbreak of avian influenza (H7N3 strain) in Mexico.
According to Rosselkhoznadzor data, as of July 25, out of 16.5 million - the total number of the Mexican national bird population - almost 5 million heads were killed or killed by the outbreak of bird flu.
The outbreak was recorded in the state of Jalisco. According to local sanitary authorities, increased anti-epidemiological measures are underway in the area.
According to ITAR-TASS, all poultry farms in the state are now closely monitored, especially those located near the infected area, in which the first case of bird flu was recorded a month ago. Veterinarians have checked 358 farms, of which only 34 have registered cases of infection of birds with a dangerous strain of the virus.
Quarantine has been declared in the "risk zone", this will prevent further spread of bird flu. According to the Mexican authorities, Jalisco farmers should receive the first batch of the H7N3 virus vaccine one of these days.
According to official data, 2.5 million tons of poultry meat and 1.2 million tons of eggs are produced annually in this country. The outbreak of bird flu, of course, reduced this indicator. The damage to Mexican farms has not yet been assessed.
