Word: cullings
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...after South Korea and Japan) in December, had outbreaks as far back as July. Birds started dropping dead in Thailand in early November, but the government insisted until last week that the chickens merely had a bacterial ailment. Heavily populated Indonesia has been hard hit but refused to cull any of its flocks until last week...
...inside story of how that decision to cull civets came to be made, however, is one of aggressive public health, great courage and, most important, good science. It is very possible that research led by one virologist, Dr. Yi Guan, 42, and the extraordinary measures he took to make officials aware of his work may lead scientists to new ways to contain a fresh SARS outbreak...
...inside story of how that decision to cull civets came to be made, however, is one of aggressive public health, great courage and, most important, good science. It is very possible that the research led by one virologist, Dr. Yi Guan, 42, and the extraordinary measures he took to make government officials aware of his work may have averted another disastrous SARS outbreak...
...German cities. Each houses hundreds of birds: their mess is contained and their eggs removed or sterilized. Belgium adores its racing pigeons, but escapees swell the ranks of street pests, so many cities issue fines ranging from $30 to $3,000 for feeding them and hire contractors to cull birds. In Hindu mythology, the pigeon is the chosen bird of the love-god Kamadeva. Bombay's residents can feed them to their hearts' desire. In Hong Kong, the $193 feeding fine is rarely imposed, perhaps because locals like their pigeons plump - and roasted...
...Galan, one of five hawks intended to cull pigeons in New York City's Bryant Park, exceeded the job description when it swooped down on a stroller's pet Chihuahua. The program has been suspended