Kampala — Ugandan traders doing business in southern Sudan not to eat chicken while there following the outbreak of bird flu in Juba, animal industry minister Hilary Onek has warned.

Recently, the Ministry of health confirmed and outbreak of bird flu in Juba.

"For those of you who are doing business in southern Sudan when you cross there don't eat chicken and don't allow chicken from there to enter Uganda," Onek said on Saturday during a meeting with Kitgum district leaders, charity workers, the prime minister and other ministers at the district council hall.

Traders from central, eastern and northern Uganda are doing business in southern Sudan dealing in items like beer, matooke, tomatoes, cabbages, chicken, soda and fish.

Onek said there was need for sensitisation of the districts bordering southern Sudan.