Studies don’t find feared strain of avian influenza (Great Falls Tribune) State and federal researchers extensively tested Montana waterfowl last fall and found no evidence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the avian influenza. [News Source]

Japan: Bird Flu Kills Rare Eagle (New York Times) The H5N1 strain of avian flu has killed a rare species of eagle in Sagara, on the southern main island of Kyushu, the Environment Ministry said. The bird, a female mountain hawk eagle listed as endangered in Japan, was found sick on Jan. 4 and died shortly after. The ministry said it planned to resume surveillance of wild birds around the site where the eagle was found. The species does not ... [News Source]