Trumpeter Swans with Cygnets at a wild habitat in Fairbanks

Outside Fairbanks, in a remote lake I noticed two adult swans and two juveniles in the water. Latter, I learned that the swans were Trumpeter Swans which were in the brink of extinction due to heavy hunting. Now...

Robinson joy at Leeds deal

"Leeds United's new signing Andy Robinson says he is delighted to be moving to a "massive club". United won the race to sign the Swansea City midfielder after he shunned a new contract at The Liberty Stadium.Robinson had wanted to wait on a decision until after the League...

German Swans Sick With Bird Flu

Six swans have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in South Germany, and represent the first outbreak of the year.  Authorities believe it is an isolated incident, and have quarantined the poultry farms in Nuremberg. "The government did not expect the...

More tests confirm low-path bird flu in Michigan (Reuters)

" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second round of tests on swans in Michigan confirmed the birds have a low-pathogenic strain of H5N1 and not the deadly avian influenza virus that has killed more than 141 people in Asia, Europe and Africa, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on...

US suspects bird flu in Mich. swans, but not high risk (Reuters)

" 14 minutes ago (Corrects to show affected birds were swans, not geese) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials believe that wild swans in Michigan may have been infected with a strain of the bird flu virus, but it is not thought to be a highly pathogenic strain and is one...

Virtual Pandemic: 90 Days to Infect Entire U.S.

Animated computer map shows the speed of the H5N1 avian flu virus spreading in the human population. 90 days to reach every corner of the United States.

Bird Flu News - H5N1 News

Worldwide latest.  Almost always up to the current date.

Bird flu likely to burst out again and again: study

Experts are concerned that H5N1 might acquire the ability to pass easily from human to human.

Farmers told to plan for bird flu

As the incidents of bird flu get geographically closer, so the level of concern increases.

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