Riyadh, Rajab 10, 1439, Mar 27, 2018, SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has temporarily banned the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Bulgaria due to highly pathogenic avian flu. The Director General of the Ministry's Department of Animal Risk Assessment Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi clarified that the ban came following the warning bulletin issued by World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) which managed to report on the emergency situation of high-intensity bird flu infections in that region. --SPA 17:19 LOCAL TIME 14:19 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w652454