Barbados Steps Up Port Checks Over Suriname Bird Flu

Barbados Steps Up Port Checks Over Suriname Bird Flu

Suriname bird flu: Barbados has stepped up port checks for poultry smuggled in baggage, but its chief vet sees no immediate threat and no ban is planned.

Port checks stepped up after Suriname bird flu outbreak

Barbados has strengthened surveillance at its ports of entry following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Suriname, but Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Trotman said on Friday there was no immediate threat to the poultry industry.