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![]() ![]() H5N1 Confirmed in Seventh Swan in Dorset England Recombinomics Commentary 17:55 January 30, 2008 Defra has today confirmed that a seventh mute swan collected on 24 January as part of wild bird surveillance in the same area in Dorset has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. There is currently no evidence to suggest widespread disease in the wild bird population The above comments describe the detection of a seventh H5N1 positive mute swan in Dorset, England (see satellite map). Today’s announcement was accompanied by a more detailed report on the initial positive birds. In contrast to the above statement on no evidence of widespread disease in the wild bird population, the report included data on sequence identity between the individual isolates in Dorset, as well as the relationship with other isolates, including those isolated earlier in free range turkeys in Suffolk. The sequence data left little doubt that H5N1 is widespread in the wild bird population in southern England. The sequences were heterogeneous, indicating the birds were not recently infected by a common source, but instead were infected earlier, supporting widespread H5N1 in the wild bird population. Release of the actual sequences would be useful, so they can be properly and independently analyzed. Media Links Recombinomics Presentations Recombinomics Publications Recombinomics Paper at Nature Precedings |
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