13.03.2014

Macao's Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and the Health Bureau (SSM) announced that H7 avian influenza virus was tested positive in samples of live chicken imported from the mainland, and all 7,500 live chicken in the wholesale market have been culled. The chickens were  imported from Doumen district of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. The government has decided to temporarily stop the import of live poultry for 21 days, which means that there will be no live birds supply to local markets.