Riyadh, Jumada I 22, 1439,February 08, 2018,SPA --The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has temporarily banned the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from India due to highly pathogenic avian flu. The Director-General of the Ministry's Department of Animal Risk Assessment Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi pointed out that the ban came following the warning bulletin issued by World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) which reports the emergence of bird flu infections of high-intensity in that region. --SPA 15:08 LOCAL TIME 12:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w606650