Re: avian flu spreading fast, was changes in food

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:55:05 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:

> Follow up..the imported parrot I mentioned earlier has been confirmed
> as having H5N1 strain of avian flu. It had come to Britain from South
> America, where H5N1 is unknown atm, but was housed in UK quarantine
> with a consignment of other pet birds recently imported from Taiwan in
> the far East. Some the Taiwan-imported birds have also died.

Yawn ... that confirmation was on our news yesterday. <g> The good news
is that your quarantine regulations are working. I can understand though,
not trusting government after your (UK) mad cow experience.

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