"Australia will immediately impose a ban the import of birds from Canada until there is an adequate explanation about how pigeons that tested positive for avian flu antibodies reached Australia.
Federal agriculture minister Peter McGauran will ask officials at the Canadian embassy about the consignment of pigeons which arrived in Australian with full veterinary documentation from Canadian authorities that said they were disease-free.
Three of the 102 birds tested positive to avian influenza antibodies and for Newcastle Disease antibodies.
The infected birds will be destroyed and the rest may be returned to Canada."
(The Age, 21st October 2005)
Why is Australia importing pigeons anyway??? It's not like there's a shortage. Yeesh.
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