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» Vanessa59 - Poultry Smuggling

Smuggled poultry and other agricultural products increase the risk of introducing agricultural pests and diseases like avian influenza into the United States. If you are a merchant who imports products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance Program needs your help.

Some poultry products are restricted and can enter the U.S. under certain restrictions while others are simply prohibited. To find out which products are prohibited or restricted, or to anonymously report a business illegally importing poultry products, visit http://www.aphis.usda.gov/international_...

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» Rosemary Drisdelle - Poultry Smuggling

In response to Poultry Smuggling posted by Vanessa59:

The point is well taken: smuggling of birds may have brought West Nile virus to North America (http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/we... it can bring Newcastle disease (http://birds.suite101.com/article.cfm/bi... and it may well bring avian influenza. What surprises me is how much smuggling of birds actually goes on. It appears to be rampant.

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