Following an outbreak of bird flu on Tuesday, India has not received any advisory from the World Organisation of Animal Health to ban poultry exports, Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday. “So far, we have not received any (advisory for) export ban on our poultry products,” Pawar said.He said the Government had notified France-based World Organisation of Animal Health about the outbreak on Tuesday and “we are waiting for the response”. As a precautionary measure, the Union Government has already restricted trade and movement of poultry from West Bengal. According to Government data for 2005-06, India exported poultry products worth Rs 167 crore. Asked about any impact on human beings, he said: “There are no reports of humans being infected with bird flu and the situation is under control.”
