Afghanistan has temporarily banned imports of chicken and its products from Iran due to a bird flu outbreak in the neighboring country.

In December last year, Iran reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus among backyard poultry in the north of the country.
The Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health, citing a report from Iran’s agriculture ministry, said that the virus infected 10 out of a flock of 138 geese, ducks, free-grange chickens in the village of Valiran in the Tehran region.
Afghanistan’sministry of agriculture, irrigation and livestockin a statement said Iranian chickens and its products will not be allowed into the country until next notice.
The statement added that a 21-day quarantine will be imposed on imported chickens and its products from Iran. It said that next decision would be based on situation in Iran.