Subject: [Tweeters] Bird Flu
Date: Aug 14 12:25:57 2006
From: Brew - BrewsHome at thewiredcity.net


Hi:

This is from an agricultural news source that I subscribe to. I can't find
any other report at this time.

Jim Brewster
Tacoma
BrewsHome at thewiredcity.net


1139 AM: USDA confirmed that two wild mute swans in Michigan tested positive
for a low-pathogenic type of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. USDA emphasized
that this strain was not dangerous to humans but added that it could evolve
into a more virulent form. A similar strain of H5N1 to the type announced
today had been found in Canada earlier this year.