Following the warning from the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) on the resurgence of H1N1 virus in the Dominican Republic and the confirmation of such information by the Haitian diplomatic representation in neighboring Republic, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Agriculture of the Republic of Haiti, inform the Haitian consumers, users of the Haitian-Dominican border, as well as importers and retailers that import and sale of meat products, particularly poultry, eggs and live animals potentially infected or carriers of bird flu, from the Dominican Republic are prohibited until further order.

The ban takes effect immediately.

In the meantime, the services of the Ministries collect detailed information about the impact of this new outbreak of bird flu, in order to assess the appropriateness of adopting other measures. No cases have been detected so far in Haiti, the country is on high alert, especially in border towns and arrangements are already taken to protect the Haitian population against the virus.

S/ HaitiLibre