<arttitle>Lung infection seen in dead birds at S'Cruz</arttitle>
Vijay Singh
[ 7 Mar, 2007 0040hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: The migratory birds which dropped dead from the skies in Santa Cruz on Sunday have been found to be suffering from an infection of the lung.
But doctors, who conducted the post-mortem tests on the Northern Shovellers, said it was too early to tell whether they were suffering from any serious viral ailment like avian influenza.
Only further microbiological tests would reveal that detail, the experts said on Tuesday. Bombay Veterinary College pathology department professor R S Nehete confirmed that "signs of lung infection"had been found.
Anuradha Sawhney of PETA-India felt that it was essential to check if the wild ducks suffered from any serious viral disease as they were long-distance migratory birds that bred in central Asia and Europe.
"The microbiology tests, if necessary, should also be carried out in the Bhopal laboratory to fully confirm the nature of illness. There were reports of a bird flu outbreak in a Pakistani zoo very recently. We must be on high alert,"Sawhney said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/..._SCruz/RssArticleShow/articleshow/1729153.cms
Vijay Singh
[ 7 Mar, 2007 0040hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: The migratory birds which dropped dead from the skies in Santa Cruz on Sunday have been found to be suffering from an infection of the lung.
But doctors, who conducted the post-mortem tests on the Northern Shovellers, said it was too early to tell whether they were suffering from any serious viral ailment like avian influenza.
Only further microbiological tests would reveal that detail, the experts said on Tuesday. Bombay Veterinary College pathology department professor R S Nehete confirmed that "signs of lung infection"had been found.
Anuradha Sawhney of PETA-India felt that it was essential to check if the wild ducks suffered from any serious viral disease as they were long-distance migratory birds that bred in central Asia and Europe.
"The microbiology tests, if necessary, should also be carried out in the Bhopal laboratory to fully confirm the nature of illness. There were reports of a bird flu outbreak in a Pakistani zoo very recently. We must be on high alert,"Sawhney said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/..._SCruz/RssArticleShow/articleshow/1729153.cms
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