India bans import of select livestock, livestock products

New Delhi, June 5 (PTI) India Friday banned the import of
select live-stock and its products in the wake of the spread
of swine flu.

"Live-stock and live-stock products shall be prohibited
from all countries, in view of notifiable Avian Influenza,"
the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a
notification.

Livestock and live-stock products, including domestic and
wild birds (excluding poultry and captive birds), unprocessed
meat and meat products from avian species, wild birds, and the
semen of domestic and wild birds shall not be allowed into the
country, it said.

Imports of live poultry, eggs and their products, live
pigs, pathological material, and unprocessed feathers from the
countries reporting avian influenza have also been prohibited.

A case of swine flu has been reported in India.

The World Health Organisation has reported 6,497
laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection
from 33 countries. PTI RK
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