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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8769

24 August 2004
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/avian flu
US suspends imports of bird feathers and pets from Malaysia

Brussels, 23/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 20 August, the European Commission decided to suspend until 15 December at least,, imports of feathers and pets (parrots, cockatoos, sparrows) from Malaysia, following the announcement the day before that there is avian flu in this country. Malaysia is therefore being added to the already long list of Asian countries affected by the disease that can be transmitted to humans. The embargo does not apply to poultry and eggs from Malaysia, as the EU does...