The Directorate of Veterinary Services under the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform resumed the import and in-transit movement of live poultry, birds, and poultry products from Ireland.

Chief Veterinary Officer of the Directorate of Veterinary Services, Albertina Shilongo in a statement said the import of poultry from Ireland resumed, following the ban on the import and in-transit movement of poultry from that country in November last year.

The import ban was a result of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak reported in Ireland.

Ireland regained its HPAI disease freedom status on 21 December 2022.

However, MAWLR spokesperson Jonas Musheko confirmed to Nampa that there is still a suspension on the import and in-transit movement of live poultry, birds, and poultry products from Argentina and Chile.

This ban is also due to the outbreak of HPAI in the two countries.