LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has called on the European Union to ban live wild bird imports from anywhere in the world, after a parrot died in Britain of suspected bird flu while in quarantine.
Junior Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw said he expected support from European partners and that the ban could be imposed within days.
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