China killed sick pigeons from the US

时间：2007-07-28 05:41:59

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Chinanews, Beijing, July 26 – According to the announcement by the General Administration of Quality Supervision1, Inspection2 and Quarantine of China (GAQSIQ), all the 41 parrot-fever positive pigeons imported from the US have been killed.

 

The pigeons arrived in Beijing by air on last June 21. Local administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine found that the information on their health certificate was not correct, including the number, the quarantine process, etc. In the check process that followed, the pigeons were confirmed to carry parrot fever, a fatal disease to both birds and humans.

 

The GAQSIQ has sent the case report to the Department of Agriculture of the USA, demanding it investigate where and how the pigeons were exported to China. Besides, it also sent ordered local quarantine administrations to pay special attention to the poultry3 from the US.

 

Before the incident, the US was one of the biggest poultry suppliers to China, from which about 1.3 million domestic fowls4 were imported every year, and it was the first time for such a shocking incident to occur between the two countries.

 
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1 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
2 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
3 poultry GPQxh     
n.家禽，禽肉
参考例句：
  • There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
  • What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
4 fowls 4f8db97816f2d0cad386a79bb5c17ea4     
鸟( fowl的名词复数 )； 禽肉； 既不是这； 非驴非马
参考例句：
  • A great number of water fowls dwell on the island. 许多水鸟在岛上栖息。
  • We keep a few fowls and some goats. 我们养了几只鸡和一些山羊。

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