http://www.nbc4.tv/news/5430823/detail.html
"Low-Level Strain of Bird Flu Found in Sun Valley
Officials Say Disease Cannot Be Transmitted To Humans"
POSTED: 6:31 pm PST November 29, 2005
UPDATED: 6:47 pm PST November 29, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LOS ANGELES -- Several Japanese quails suffering from a low pathogenic strain of bird flu were discovered in a Sun Valley quail farm, the Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement announced Tuesday.
The state Department of Food and Agriculture confirmed three cases of bird flu were found at the L.A. Quail Farm, but said the low pathogenic strains are not uncommon.
"Pathogenic bird flu is something that happens every year in California," said Steve Lyle, director of public affairs for the department. "The fact that these birds were found with low path AI (avian influenza) is not terribly unusual. This occurs regularly each year in our state."
According to its Web site, the Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement is a non-governmental, nonprofit California Public Benefit Corporation devoted to defending all animals to the full extent of the law."
I heard about that too ExSoldier. Lets hope that if it does make the jump to H2H that it will morph to be a less infectious or dangerous strain.
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_333212149.html
I did hear about the birds in Idaho.
Also heard, via the proverbial grapevine, that "they" are finding some dead migratory geese in North Dakota with Avian flu...(friend of my son's who is with the Game and Fish Dept.) Which is why I quit feeding the stupid turkeys. Just chased a bunch of them off my back deck. Poor things are hungry. And yes, they can fly. My deck is 14 feet above ground.
I'm not surprised at the rapid spread in Asia. When I was there, there were live and dead birds hanging in all the open air markets, which are everywhere. Our FDA would go nuts in China............come to think of it, they would go nuts in ANY other country. We really do have quite high standards here.