so if you work in a commercial sparrow farm you might want to worry, otherwise this is just the same old same old.

regards,

dave tee

crazydave65atinboxdotcom

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> Sent: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 11:10:31 -0800
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> Subject: [Tweeters] Avian influenza in Sparrows
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> More info on Avian Influenza H5N1 - this time in non-migratory birds.
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>> AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY VS MIGRATORY BIRDS (36)
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>> Date: 26 Oct 2006
>> From: Mary Marshall <tropical.forestry at btinternet.com>
>> Source: Reuters [edited]
>> <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK216435.htm>
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>> Chinese scientists report bird flu in sparrows [2004]
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>> Chinese scientists said they had found the H5N1 bird flu virus in
>> sparrows 2 years ago, the 1st time it has been detected in
>> non-migratory birds in China, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday
>> [26 Oct 2006]. Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, in the
>> central province of Hubei, found the virus in sparrows' excrement
>> following an outbreak of bird flu in a county in neighboring Henan
>> province [see ProMED 2004 archive below]. "There's no need for the
>> public to panic. The findings are 2 years old, and there is no
>> indication that sparrows pose a risk," Xinhua quoted Li Tianxian, a
>> researcher at the institute, as saying.
>>
>> Chinese officials have in the past blamed outbreaks of bird flu in
>> the country on migratory birds, but the findings indicate that the
>> virus could also be among local birds common in urban areas.
>>
>> With the world's largest poultry population, China is seen as a
>> center in the fight against bird flu, which scientists fear could
>> mutate into a form that can pass easily between people, potentially
>> causing a pandemic. The country has already seen dozens of outbreaks
>> of the virus in birds and at least 21 human cases, of whom 14 have died.
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>> [This news item reinforces the idea that the major sources for this
>> infection are domestic. - Mod.MHJ]
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