USA BIRD FLU RISK
August 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE OFFICE International des Épizooties (OIE) has reported USA claims of now being completely free of bird flu. The country's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says the outbreak in Texas in April in a non-commercial flock and two live bird markets has been "completely eradicated". Quarantine orders controlling the outbreak have been lifted.
THE OFFICE International des Épizooties (OIE) has reported USA claims of now being completely free of bird flu. The country's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says the outbreak in Texas in April in a non-commercial flock and two live bird markets has been "completely eradicated". Quarantine orders controlling the outbreak have been lifted.
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