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.
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4 comments on Bird Flu - Foul News - Fowl News
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luckystar
said 2 years ago
thanks for sharing the info[SMILE]
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fowlnews
said 2 years ago
You are quite welcome and let's hope it stays good news in the future. [SMILE]
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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]
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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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