Thai govt to equip fighting cocks with microchips Associated PressBangkok, February 24Thailand plans to insert identifying microchips in up to 200,000 fighting cocks and force them to undergo regular health checks because of fears they could spread bird flu, while Taiwan today ordered the cull of... Women 25 Feb, 2004
Poultry business hit hard Himalayan News Service Dhangadhi, February 7 Avian Influenza, commonly called as Bird Flu, has had an adverse effect on the poultry and meat industries of the far western development region.Bird flu has spread like an epidemic among domestic animals of... 08 Feb, 2004
Govt mulls means to prevent bird flu Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 31As avian influenza, also known as bird flu, continues to ravage the poultry industry in many Asian countries, the government was expolring alternatives other than mass slaughter of poultry to prevent the... Travel 01 Feb, 2004
Bird flu more serious: WHO Agence France PresseManila, January 14The bird flu virus, which has caused an Asia-wide health scare, has the potential to be far more serious than SARS, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned today. "If the H5N1 (avian influenza) virus attaches... Women 15 Jan, 2004
