Click here to learn more about Parakeet Secrets - "I Guarantee That You Can Have The Happiest, Healthiest and Most Well Behaved Parakeet You've Ever Seen!"
- 'H5N1 bird flu found in Baghdad suburb as man hospitalised (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Birds in one Baghdad district have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, while a man in another part of the capital has been hospitalised with symptoms.
'Congo bird flu outbreak would be 'catastrophic' (Irish Examiner)
An outbreak of bird flu in Congo would be ?catastrophic,? but more attention is needed for other diseases which are killing thousands every day in the war-ravaged country, a senior UN humanitarian official said today.
'First case of H5N1 bird flu in Czech Republic (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Czech Republic has reported its first case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu -- which can be deadly to humans -- in a dead swan found last week in the southwest of the country.
'Bird flu hits Czech Republic (BBC News)
Preliminary tests on a dead swan confirm bird flu as the EU offers aid to farmers affected by dropping poultry sales.
'New bird flu slaughter starts amid concerns about test samples (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The only Indian laboratory which can test animals for bird flu said that spoiled samples are hampering its work as thousands more chickens were readied for slaughter in a continuing battle against the virus.
'Bird flu hits third Indian state (BBC News)
Authorities in India's Madhya Pradesh will slaughter 7,000 chickens after detecting a case of deadly H5N1 bird flu.
'SARS prepares Toronto for bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Toronto's deadly brush with the SARS virus three years ago has uniquely prepared the city for the possibility of a bird flu pandemic, health officials say.
'EU to Offset Farmers' Bird Flu Loss, Change Aid Rules (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
March 29 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union moved closer to compensating poultry farmers for falling prices linked to consumer fears about bird flu by proposing changes to the bloc's aid rules.
'Clues from 1918 pandemic could help stop bird flu (Guardian Unlimited)
Bird flu: Bodies of victims of 1918 global flu pandemic should be exhumed to help prevent spread of bird flu.
'EU approves more aid to farmers hit by bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Commission has cleared the way to release more EU aid to farmers hit by a slump in poultry consumption due to recent outbreaks of bird flu across Europe.
Return to Information on Parakeets
Return to Bird News Archive