SINGAPORE: Parrots, eagles and other exotic pet imports have been banned from Japan. Sniffer dogs are fanning out across Australian airports while Singapore is throwing up huge protective nets over bird farms.
As an outbreak of avian influenza rampages across Asia, killing at least eight people in Vietnam and Thailand and destroying millions of fowl, the Asia-Pacific region is barricading itself with a wide array of health and border controls.
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