H5N1 infecting fewer wil birds, OIE reports
May 21, 2007 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
The bird flu might be coming to the end of a cycle, speculates the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE).
Based on reports and observations, the H5N1 strain of bird flu is infecting fewer wild and migratory birds in 2007, the OIE said that the strain might be dying out in the wild, but not in domestic birds.
Poultry flocks are still infected in most countries. Bird flu also continues to be endemic in certain countries and still keep appearing in previously unaffected places, so prevention and control are still top priority.
[source: Alertnews]
Tags: H5N1, bird flu, influenza
