Thursday, November 03, 2005
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HANOI, Vietnam — Thinking about giving your pet parrot a little kiss? It's not advised in Hong Kong .
The government warning against kissing pet birds is just one of the more colorful pronouncements by officials in Asian nations as bird flu fears spread faster than the virus itself.
"Bird owners should not kiss their pets," Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said in a statement outlining precautions people should take when handling their feathered friends.
On Tuesday, Vietnam banned the sale of one of its specialty appetizers — duck blood pudding, which is what it sounds like. Aficionados say the dish is too much of a tradition to give up, although it's been blamed for passing bird flu to people.
"I still eat it. Not every day, but three or four times a week," said restaurant owner Pham Van Vinh. He sold up to 300 bowls of the cold, congealed treat every day before recent warnings scared some customers away. "I'm not afraid."
Made from the raw blood of freshly slaughtered ducks or geese and mixed with boiled organs, the dish was linked to at least one bird flu death last year.
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HANOI, Vietnam — Thinking about giving your pet parrot a little kiss? It's not advised in Hong Kong .
The government warning against kissing pet birds is just one of the more colorful pronouncements by officials in Asian nations as bird flu fears spread faster than the virus itself.
"Bird owners should not kiss their pets," Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said in a statement outlining precautions people should take when handling their feathered friends.
On Tuesday, Vietnam banned the sale of one of its specialty appetizers — duck blood pudding, which is what it sounds like. Aficionados say the dish is too much of a tradition to give up, although it's been blamed for passing bird flu to people.
"I still eat it. Not every day, but three or four times a week," said restaurant owner Pham Van Vinh. He sold up to 300 bowls of the cold, congealed treat every day before recent warnings scared some customers away. "I'm not afraid."
Made from the raw blood of freshly slaughtered ducks or geese and mixed with boiled organs, the dish was linked to at least one bird flu death last year.
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