Bird Flu Update: Pet Store Impact

This just came across my desk from overseas. Many birds in the USA are domestically bred and raised but some are imported. If the bird flu hits the US you’ll want to keep your animals secured away from exposure to wild birds and public venues. Check out this blurb on hygene to avoid avian flu.

Here is the bird flu update…and another news item on bird flu.

Mad Cow Disease: US Probes Third Case

Check this latest article update on the mad cow concern here in the United States. Eating contaminated beef is thought to cause the human form of mad cow disease, known as variant Creutzfeldt aka Jakob disease (vCJD). More than 140 cases of vCJD have been reported in the UK and two in the United States.