EU poised to ban pet bird imports amid flu fears

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Series Details 25.10.05
Publication Date 25/10/2005
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Veterinary experts were expected to endorse, on 25 October 2005, a proposed ban on imports of pet birds into the European Union. A parrot died in quarantine in the UK of the deadly H5N1 virus.

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BBC News, 25.10.05: EU bans imports of exotic birds http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4373584.stm
http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/agricult/86734.pdf http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/agricult/86734.pdf

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