US Department of Agriculture Announces Low-Risk H5N1 Importation from Czech Republic and Sweden

Summary

The US Department of Agriculture has determined that importing live birds, poultry parts, and eggs from the Czech Republic and Sweden poses a low risk of introducing the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza into the US. This decision follows a review of the animal health status of the two countries, following outbreaks in 2006 and 2007.