(ANSA) - Beijing, October 30 - Hong Kong's food safety
authority on Monday blocked poultry imports from the province of
Milan after a number of bird-flu cases, the New China news
agency reported.
On October 26 an outbreak of avian influenza in the province
of Sondrio north of Milan was reported, 10 days after it
happened.
The infected birds were put down.
The chickens were killed after tests on a chicken that died
October 16 proved conclusively it had died of bird flu.
Hong Kong blocks Milan poultry (2)
Effective immediately