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 Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 6:49 am Post subject: Migratory birds found not to carry bird flu virus |
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Migrating Birds Didn't Carry Flu
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL, New York Times
May 11, 2006
ROME, May 10 � Defying the dire predictions of health officials, the flocks of migratory birds that flew south to Africa last fall, then back over Europe in recent weeks did not carry the deadly bird flu virus or spread it during their annual journey, scientists have concluded.
In response to the good news, agriculture officials in many European countries are lifting restrictions intended to protect valuable poultry from infected wild birds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/world/europe/11birdflu.html?ex=1148788800&en=6f6d5e9d0b11d860&ei=5070
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