Mild bird flu found in Michigan geese
August 15th, 2006
Routine surveillance in the state of Michigan has found some traces of a bird flu virus strain in some geese. US officials however state that the virus is not highly pathogenic and not the one that is doing the rounds in Asia currently. It is, they say, a strain that has been seen previously in North America. Health authorities also believe there is no relation between this and the bird flu forms seen currently in parts of Asia. The announcement was made by White House spokesman Tony Snow, previewing a news conference by officials from the Agriculture and Interior Departments.