Bird Flu - Foul News - Fowl News

August 14, 2006 / by fowlnews

 
The Foul News - Bird Flu Found In Michigan
 
The Fowl News - It's Not The Lethal Form!!!
 
 
 
Bird Flu Found in U.S. Isn't Lethal, Early Tests Show

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Two Michigan birds found to be infected with bird flu don't have the lethal form spreading elsewhere in the world, U.S. officials said today.

Initial genetic tests show the two wild mute swans, found in a southeastern Michigan nature preserve, have a mild form of avian flu, or H5N1, that has been detected in North America several times earlier, said Ron DeHaven, the administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in a news briefing today.

Entire Article Available At: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=acjp4vG.R5ZQ&refer=us

4 comments on Bird Flu - Foul News - Fowl News

  • luckystar said 2 years ago
    thanks for sharing the info[SMILE]
  • fowlnews said 2 years ago
    You are quite welcome and let's hope it stays good news in the future. [SMILE]
  • howwllms said 2 years ago
    WATCH THE AR'S JUMP ON THIS AND TRY TO CHANGE IT TO MEAN THE ASIAN BIRD FLU OR SOMETHING DEADLY TO FUTHER THEIR RIGHTS AGENDA[THUMBDOWN][THUMBDOWN]
  • fowlnews said 2 years ago
    Yes, I think you are right. Don't be surprised if you see this twisted in some anti-hunting rhetoric in a legislative committee meeting next session trying to stop some type of bird hunting or maybe trying to ban pigeon racing, or even the ducks in your own back yard pond. [OHMY]

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