Trade Disease ; Export Bans Hitting U.S. Food Industry

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The European Union and Mexico yesterday joined the growing list of trade partners that have banned U.S. poultry products after outbreaks of avian influenza in the United States.

State and federal officials Monday disclosed a virulent form of bird flu on a farm in Texas, prompting the latest bans. Although it is not thought to be a health problem for people, the Texas case amplified concern that the disease could be more widespread and dangerous than originally thought.

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Trade Disease ; Export Bans Hitting U.S. Food Industry

Agriculture and health officials also have traced milder cases of the disease to Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. None of the cases is directly related to a strain found in Asia that can infect humans and has k...

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