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Bird flu: Mexico prohibits poultry imports from Arkansas (Straits Times)


Bird flu: Mexico prohibits poultry imports from Arkansas (Straits Times)
MEXICO CITY - MEXICO is banning poultry imports from Arkansas because of a bird flu outbreak in the US state. The Agricultural Department says poultry meat, fertilized eggs, song birds and messenger pigeons are banned indefinitely.

Mexico prohibits poultry imports from Arkansas over bird flu outbreak (Canadian Business)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico is banning poultry imports from Arkansas because of a bird flu outbreak. Mexico's Agriculture Department says poultry meat, fertilized eggs, song birds and messenger pigeons are banned indefinitely.

Businesses, Fed Government Move to Stockpile Bird Flu Drug (Fox News)
The federal government and businesses are moving to stockpile the anti-flu drug Tamiflu as fears of the bird flu threat lessen.

Mexico bans Arkansas poultry for now on bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mexico will ban all imports of poultry and poultry products from Arkansas after a small flock in that U.S. state had been exposed to a mild form of bird flu, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.

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