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October 26, 2005
Is the US/UK far behind? Killing our Parrots....
Residents of Abu Dhabi must get rid of all pet birds or chickens they may be keeping in their homes, health authorities said yesterday. Concerned authorities such as the municipality and environment agencies have advised residents to either kill their pets, eat the chickens, or hand over the pet birds to the municipality which will have them destroyed...
Chickens should be killed as soon as possible. The measures form part of steps being taken against bird flu.
The municipality will soon inspect homes of residents to ensure that there are no pet birds or live poultry, civic officials said.
Inspections have already begun in some parts of the emirates and soon will be carried out at a wider scale as part of the UAE's emergency plan to prevent the spread of bird flu.
High demand delays vaccine delivery
The health ministry is planning to immunise the entire UAE population against avian flu and has requested 3 million vaccines worth Dh28 million to fight the growing menace.
The shipment of vaccines, however, will be delayed and is expected to arrive only after three months.
The delay is due to the huge demand for the vaccine from all over the world.
Posted by sue at October 26, 2005 10:04 AM