Wild geese catch bird flu, raising fears that disease will spread fast
By Charles Piller Los Angeles Times
An outbreak of bird flu among migrating geese in western China has opened a potential pathway for the disease to spread into India and Europe, according to studies published online Wednesday by the journals Science and Nature. The sick birds were first detected April 30 at Qinghai Lake, a breeding hub for bar-headed geese that migrate to Siberia, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand and over the Himalayas into India - a possible jumping off point for transmission of the virus into Europe.
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An outbreak of bird flu among migrating geese in western China has opened a potential pathway for the disease to spread into India and Europe, according to studies published online Wednesday by the journals Science and Nature. The sick birds were first detected April 30 at Qinghai Lake, a breeding hub for bar-headed geese that migrate to Siberia, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand and over the Himalayas into India - a possible jumping off point for transmission of the virus into Europe.
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