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- 'Human Testing Starts On Bird Flu Vaccine (WFTV 9 Orlando)
A new DNA-based vaccine could stop the spread of bird flu if it starts moving through people.
'What kind of bird is that? Find out (Orlando Sentinel)
Lake Region Audubon Society is sponsoring bird identification classes, Ornithology 101, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday through Feb. 5 at Street Audubon Center, 115 Lameraux Road, Winter Haven. Cost: $30. Registration: Paul Fellers, 863-293-0486.
'Bird watchers find 172 species during count (Galveston County Daily News)
Fog in the morning, fog in the afternoon and fog in the evening ? it seemed like the Galveston Christmas Bird Count?s history of bad luck with the weather had struck again.
'Bird Flu Viruses Unlikely to Endure Water Treatment, Study Says (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu viruses are unlikely to survive sewerage and drinking water treatment systems, making it doubtful contaminated feces could infect plant workers and spread through tap water, scientists at Cornell University said.
'Vietnam on alert as bird flu spreads (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Vietnamese and United Nations animal health experts have warned of a heightened bird flu threat after the virus was detected in poultry flocks in the country's south and centre in recent weeks.
'Christmas bird counting (KVAL-TV Eugene)
Eugene _ It's a birds eye view for the Audubon Society of Lane County who went on their 107-th annual Christmas bird counting trip. Local teams are hoping to help count winter birds as part of a national effort
'Christmas Bird Count spots 45 species (Revelstoke Times Review)
Volunteers who conducted this year?s Christmas Bird Count ticked off ?the highest numbers ever? for the Common Goldeneye, Barrows Goldeneye ? ?both big sewage lagoon dwellers? ? and Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker, says Bid Count tabulator George Winingder.
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