Canada finds no pathogenic flu in wild birds
Source: Reuters
OTTAWA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Canada's second annual wild bird survey for avian influenza has concluded with no findings of highly pathogenic strains of bird flu, including the Asian strain of H5N1, the government announced on Friday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it had tested more than 12,000 birds, migratory and resident, live and dead, across Canada. Additional sampling was conducted in Iceland, where North American and European birds mingle, it said. Similar to the 2005 results, the 2006 survey found various avian influenza subtypes, including H5 subtypes. Finding bird flu viruses in wild birds is not unexpected, as these commonly circulate with little or no impact on the health of the birds or other species, it said.
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