Japan-Ban on U.S.Poultry.

JAPAN-BAN ON US POULTRY.

Japan banned poultry from New York after a

preliminary test detected what is likely a low-pathogenic strain of bird flu at

a live bird market, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said Tuesday.

All the evidence so far suggests the bird flu strain found in the market is

low-pathogenic, but it’s too early to confirm that, USDA spokesman Ed Curlett

said.

"Epidemiologically speaking, this looks like a typical low-path type virus,"

Curlett said. "We’re doing testing and monitoring on a regular basis of those

markets."

Japan has also banned poultry from Kentucky where testing has confirmed the

presence of a low-pathogenic strain of bird flu.