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- 'Bird flu virus found in 2 wild Michigan swans (Detroit Free Press)
Two wild, mute swans that lived in the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area on the shores of Lake Erie in Monroe County had a non-threatening strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior said Monday.
'Two wild swans have bird flu virus, but not the virus (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Federal officials say the discovery of a bird flu virus in two wild swans in southeastern Michigan poses no threat to public health or the poultry industry. Tests results released on Monday found H5 and N1 subtypes in the birds, but not the highly pathogenic avian influenza that is in other parts of the world.
'Bird flu kills 1800 ducks in China (The Australian)
ABOUT 1800 ducks have died from bird flu at a farm in central China and more than 210,000 have been culled, the online edition of Xinhua news agency said.
'Bird flu suspected in Lake Erie swans (The Columbus Dispatch)
WASHINGTON ? Scientists have discovered possible bird flu in two wild swans on the Michigan shore of Lake Erie ? but it does not appear to be the much-feared Asian strain that has ravaged poultry and killed at least 138 people elsewhere in the world.
'Bird flu suspected in Michigan (The Plain Dealer)
Washington -- Scientists have discovered possible bird flu in two wild swans on the shore of Lake Erie in Michigan -- but it does not appear to be the much-feared Asian strain that has ravaged poultry and killed at least 138 people elsewhere in the world.
'Bird flu: 'People need educating' (BBC News)
Two poultry businessmen in Indonesia reflect on Indonesia's 43rd bird flu death, making it the worst-affected country.
'USDA says bird flu case no risk to humans (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A bird flu virus has been found in a pair of wild swans in Michigan, but U.S. officials said on Monday the birds have not contracted the deadly H5N1 strain that has spread through birds in Asia, Europe and Africa, killing more than 135 people.
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