Bird Flu: Tests Being Conducted On Pennsylvania Wild Bird Samples (CattleNetwork.com) WASHINGTON , Sept. 02, 2006 - The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior today announced that the presence of the H5 and N1 avian influenza subtypes in samples from wild mallard ducks in Pennsylvania . [News Source]

Tests find milder strain of bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News) Wild ducks in Pennsylvania have tested positive for bird flu, but not the deadly Asian strain that has ravaged poultry and killed at least 141 people worldwide, the Agriculture Department said Saturday. [News Source]

Low-risk H5N1 bird flu found in Pennsylvania ducks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Mallard ducks in Pennsylvania have tested positive for a low-pathogenic strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the U.S. Agriculture and Interior departments said on Saturday, adding to cases detected recently in Maryland and Michigan. [News Source]

Bird flu: Who’s next? Bangladesh!The Role of Public Administration (News From Bangladesh) In comparison to malaria and diarroeal diseases, which together kill over 3 million people every year, bird flu has killed very few people. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 virus may mutate into a new human flu virus against, which humans have no immunity. [News Source]

Avian flu virus found in wild duck habitat in Maryland (AFP via Yahoo! News) A more benign strain of the deadly bird flu virus that has ravaged poultry farms in Asia, Europe and other parts of the world has been discovered near the US capital in an indication the pathogen may be making inroads into North America, the US government reported. [News Source]

Avian flu virus found in wild duck habitat in Maryland (AFP via Yahoo! News) A more benign strain of the deadly bird flu virus that has ravaged poultry farms in Asia, Europe and other parts of the world has been discovered near the US capital in an indication the pathogen may be making inroads into North America, the US government reported. [News Source]

Bird-flu strain suspected in Maryland wild ducks. Ducks in Maryland have tested positive for what is likely a low-pathogenic form of H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday. [News Source]

Maryland ducks do not have deadly bird flu (EARTHtimes.org) WASHINGTON - Federal officials said Friday that the nine Maryland ducks, which tested positive for bird flu, did not have the deadly H5N1 strain. The H5N1 avian influenza virus was discovered during routine testing in mallards, which are said to be local birds, in Queen Anne's County in Maryland. [News Source]

Avian flu virus found in wild duck habitat in Maryland (PhysOrg) A more benign strain of the deadly bird flu virus that has ravaged poultry farms in Asia, Europe and other parts of the world has been discovered near the US capital in an indication the pathogen may be making inroads into North America, the US government reported. [News Source]

Avian flu virus found in wild duck habitat in Maryland (The Nation) Washington - A more benign strain of the deadly bird flu virus that has ravaged poultry farms in Asia, Europe and other parts of the world has been discovered near the US capital in an indication the pathogen may be making inroads into North America, the US government reported. [News Source]

Avian flu virus found in wild duck habitat in Maryland (TurkishPress.com) WASHINGTON - A more benign strain of the deadly bird flu virus that has ravaged poultry farms in Asia, Europe and other parts of the world has been discovered near the US capital in an indication the pathogen may be making inroads into North America, the US government reported Friday. [News Source]