Goose Bird Flu

Residents in Nayland are devastated by the death of the villages famous goose Gordon - who has been put to sleep after showing symptoms of suspected bird flu. Avian influenza refers to infection of birds with avian influenza Type A viruses.

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These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal species.

Goose bird flu. In poultry low pathogenicity strains typically cause respiratory signs. The European Commission confirmed Monday the first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the EU since mid-2006 after tests on Hungarian geese proved positive. But this winter for the first time in recent decades birds in the 307-square km Pong wetlands are hit by avian influenza H5N1.

Besides the bar-headed goose the other species that died owing to the influenza were the shoveler the river tern the black-headed gull and the common teal. Avian influenza bird flu is a notifiable animal disease. An H5N8 strain of avian influenza has been confirmed in wild geese in Gloucestershire swans in Devon and a wild goose in Dorset.

Wild waterfowl and shorebirds are often asymptomatic carriers. Besides the bar-headed goose the other species that died owing to the influenza were the shoveler the river tern the black-headed gull and the common teal. Most forms of the virus are restricted to birds.

It is important now. And the worst affected species is one of worlds highest-altitude fliers the bar-headed goose an endangered species that regularly descend in India. Avian influenza bird flu mainly affects birds.

The GooseGuangdong lineage of H5 HPAI virus originating from H5N1 HPAI virus AGooseGuangdong11996 has persisted in poultry populations in parts of South-East Asia at least since 2003 and has circulated between poultry and wild birds allowing continual virus evolution as well as reassortment of H5 HPAI virus with other avian influenza AI viruses 1 3. High pathogenicity strains may cause widespread organ failure and sudden high mortality. Besides the bar-headed goose the other species were the shoveler the river tern the black-headed gull and the common teal.

H5N1 is the most. The Pong wetlands one of the largest man-made wetlands in. A new outbreak of bird flu was reported in Poland on Monday with around 6000 geese now set to be exterminated a regional spokesman confirmed to Reuters adding to.

Bird flu also called avian influenza is a viral infection that can infect not only birds but also humans and other animals. The bird flu can spread to human beings and turn fatal. Wild aquatic birds can be infected with avian influenza A viruses in their intestines and respiratory tract but usually do not get sick.

Avian influenza is a viral infection found in domestic poultry and a wide range of other birds. But experts say the mild winter. Avian Influenza AI is a global disease with potential high consequence.

These subtypes that naturally occur in wild species usually cause little or no disease. It can also affect humans and other mammals. Wild birds in particular certain species of waterfowl and shorebirds are considered to be the natural reservoirs for avian influenza viruses.

Some birds -- including the bar-headed goose -- were seen acting strangely before their deaths she said. The dead included a lesser white-fronted goose that was visiting the Pong wetlands alone for the past three years. The dead included a lesser.

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