"Taking into account the risks, Rosselkhoznadzor is forced to take additional measures, aimed at the protection of the territory of the Russian Federation from this dangerous disease."
"In connection with this, from June 10, 2015 the movement of live poultry, poultry products and eggs, with the exception of SPF [specific pathogen free] eggs, from the USA through the territory of the Russian Federation is stopped."
On June 8, authorities in the US state of Michigan said US geese had tested positive for the lethal H5N2 strain of bird flu. Michigan is the 21st US state since late 2014 to confirm a case of bird flu, in the worst outbreak of the disease in US history. In 15 states, the virus has been found in poultry flocks, and more than 46 million chickens and turkeys have been killed by the disease or culled to stop its spread.
