Bird samples from Mongolia confirmed as H5N1 avian flu
... of today, preliminary tests from one dead whooper swan collected in Mongolia have shown the presence of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza using RT-PCR, while results from 30 live whooper swans living at the same site and also a nearby lake were negative for the virus. Samples collected from other live ...Pulp mill devastates swans' sanctuary in Chile
... cases, endangered species of birds--the Coscoroba swan and the white-faced Ibis. It was also the largest ...y responsible for the catastrophic collapse of the swan population. The scientists concluded then that contaminants from the plant contributed to a massive...Mute swan population helps explain longstanding evolutionary question
... selection, inheritance, and evolution in the mute swan population of Abbotsbury, England, yielded data on clutch size consistent with the direction predicted by evolutionary theory. "In this study population, clutch size shows a clear response to selection, providing us with a clear illustration of micr...... then at some point misfold—rather like an origami swan that comes out looking and acting instead like a vulture. But prions have another characteristic that enables them to wreak havoc. They recruit other, properly folded proteins into misforming along with them, a process Lindquist calls a "conformat...Bird Flu Strains Detected In Wild Birds Of Mongolia
... of today, preliminary tests from one dead whooper swan collected in Mongolia have shown the presence of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza using RT-PCR, while results from 30 live whooper swans living at the same site and also a nearby lake were negative for the virus. Samples collected from other live b...Bulgaria Witnesses First Case Of Bird Flu
...irus, but // the less dangerous H5 virus. The dead swan was found in the Danube River. However, Kabil was unable to say whether avian flu had spread to Bulgarian territory, or if the infected bird had come from abroad. Edited (IANS)...Disney in Trouble? Negative Excitement in Disneyland, Paris
...s Confederation and Workers’ Force, spotted a dead swan in the adventure park. The allegations were made by the trade unions, who accused managers of hiding the information, which will be a put off for potential visitors. This allegation was refuted by Disney land managers very sternly. Though there was...Poland affected by Bird flu through wild birds
...e bank of the Vistula River, the site where a dead swan was found. Polish vets confirmed the presence of the H5N1 bird flu virus in that swan. // The swan was found near the German border but the vets did not confirm whether the bird had the potent strain...First Suspected Bird Flu Case In Serbia: Samples Sent For Analysis
...rying the deadly H5N1 virus. One rooster and one swan near Bajina Basta, in the eastern Serbian region have been found to show symptoms of bird flu. Samples from the suspected animals have been sent to testing laboratory in Britain to confirm the suspicion, said Dejan Krnjaic, Head, Serbia’s veterinary ...