South Korea has stopped American poultry imports because of an outbreak of bird virus in the US, the Agriculture Ministry has announced, Russia Today reported.
The country said it is a “quarantine measure” to prevent the HPAI virus from entering the country, noting that 18 countries including South Korea are suffering from it.
Two strains of avian influenza - H5N2 and H5N8 - have been found in farms in Washington State.
Korea says that that neither of the viruses have been found in US products.