Tighter controls urged after bird flu case

The Government was today urged to implement tighter controls at airports and ports to prevent the spread of bird flu, after a parrot which died in quarantine in the UK was found to have the disease.

Tighter controls urged after bird flu case

The Government was today urged to implement tighter controls at airports and ports to prevent the spread of bird flu, after a parrot which died in quarantine in the UK was found to have the disease.

The Labour Party’s agriculture spokeswoman Mary Upton said the discovery of an infected bird in Britain was a serious development for Ireland, given the free movement between the the two countries.

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