The British Government has announced an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets. It follows the death from rabies of a dog called Sessan in Newmarket a week ago. The animal had been imported from Pakistan and released from quarantine on November 30.

An investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that rodents purchased from pet stores are responsible for a salmonella outbreak that sickened more than two dozen people.

Surprisingly groups in the UK are protesting at authorities for allowing the imports of pet birds from the European Union without them having to be quarantined.

A swan found dead in northwest Serbia has tested positive for the H5 strain of bird flu, but further tests at a British laboratory will determine whether it is the deadly H5N1 virus, according to a statement issued by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday.

A cat that was found dead in northern Germany with the H5N1 bird flu virus had the highly pathogenic Asian strain that can be transmitted to humans, an institute specialising in veterinary diseases said on Thursday.

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