Re: Ecologic Immunology of Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Migratory Birds
I really didn't read beyond the opening straw man statement on requirements for asymptomatic birds. The paper isn't serious.
For something serious, look at the figures here
There are over 230 Qinghai H5N1 isolates from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. All were isolates after Qinghai in May, 2005 and most of the isolates in Europe are from wild birds (the names of the isolate includes species, location, and year of isolation). None of the countries represented had H5N1 prior to Qinghai.
However, these are all icing on the cake. As soon as H5N1 was found (for the first time) in Chany Lake in Russia in July, 2005 and remote Erhel Lake in Mongolia in August, 2005 and the Qinghai strain was identified (in the summer of 2005), the "dead birds don't fly" debate was over.
Originally posted by tompe
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For something serious, look at the figures here
There are over 230 Qinghai H5N1 isolates from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. All were isolates after Qinghai in May, 2005 and most of the isolates in Europe are from wild birds (the names of the isolate includes species, location, and year of isolation). None of the countries represented had H5N1 prior to Qinghai.
However, these are all icing on the cake. As soon as H5N1 was found (for the first time) in Chany Lake in Russia in July, 2005 and remote Erhel Lake in Mongolia in August, 2005 and the Qinghai strain was identified (in the summer of 2005), the "dead birds don't fly" debate was over.
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