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From: ldo79	4/3/2007 11:13:17 AM
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Bird Flu Found in Pendleton County Posted Tuesday, April 3, 2007 ; 08:42 AM Low-pathogen strain of bird flu found at turkey farm Story by The Regional News Service PENDLETON COUNTY -- Turkeys at a farm in Pendleton County have tested positive for what government officials believe is a low-pathogenic strain of the bird-flu virus. According to the U.S. Agriculture Department, preliminary tests indicated the turkeys had a low-pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus. USDA officials said they can say "for certain" it's not the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus that has spread through birds in Asia, Europe and Africa. The samples were collected by an industry group as part of a routine before slaughter, USDA said. The birds showed no sign of illness or mortality. The samples were collected on Friday from a flock of about 25,000 birds. The birds will now be destroyed to prevent the virus from mutating and spreading. The low-pathogenic strain produces less disease and death in birds than the high-pathogenic version does, and it does not pose a threat to humans. The latest highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain in Asia, Europe and Africa has killed at least 169 people and forced hundreds of millions of birds to be destroyed. tinyurl.com

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