From: Dave 

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:20:26 +0100, Adam
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote in
message :

| I was expecting a migrating goose or seabird...but no it's a parrot... |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4370106.stm |
| "A parrot that died from bird flu in UK quarantine did have the H5N1
| strain that has killed at least 60 people in Asia, tests have confirmed.
|
| The bird came from Surinam in South America - a region free from bird flu. |
| The UK's chief vet, Debby Reynolds, said the parrot probably contracted |
the virus from other birds in quarantine - perhaps a group from Taiwan.
" |
| Adam

It's not dead, it's just pining for the rain forest.

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