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Subject: migratory birds are not a reservoir for highly pathogenic flu viruses [Print This Page]

Author: wmartin    Time: 26/07/2016 22:46     Subject: migratory birds are not a reservoir for highly pathogenic flu viruses

Yes, something many of us knew already.

But this just in, research by "flu expert" Robert Webster - who had long ago asserted wild birds like ducks would spread highly pathogenic bird flu around.
I did email him, tried to rebut this, but got little back; he seemed unconcerned that such assertions may have led to birds being killed. [and those Mai Po closures, say]

http://phys.org/news/2016-07-evi ... ervoir-highly.html?




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