Pakistan is among several other countries that have placed restrictions on import of chicken from Brazil after it reported first case of bird flu in May this year.
Reports said the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry has shared updated list of the countries that are no longer engaged in chicken trade with it since the bird flu case.
The Brazilian authorities hoped that they would soon be able to restore the trade activities with the countries after eradicating the bird flu virus from commercial farms.
As per the updated list, Pakistan China, the European Union, Chile, Peru, Albania, Canada, Malaysia, East Timor and North Macedonia have suspended import of chicken from Brazil.
Reports said South Africa, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, Oman, Angola, Turkey, Bahrain, Namibia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Tajikistan and Ukraine have suspended chicken trade targeting only state of Rio Grande Do Sul.
Qatar, Jordan and Japan, which also has restrictions for the cities of Campinapolis and Santo Antonio da Barra, has also suspended import of chicken from Montenegro .
Hong Kong, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Singapore, Suriname and Uzbekistan have imposed suspension targeting specific regions, according to Reuters.
