In order to prevent the introduction of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF (The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) has suspended the import of live poultry from the State of Kentucky, poultry meat and egg products from Portage County in Ohio, New Haven County in Connecticut, and Fayette County in Kentucky in the United States of America from October 14, 2022.