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2 birds test postive for H5 virus in HK
Preliminary testing of the carcasses of a black-headed gull and a peregrine falcon found in Hong Kong have returned a positive result for the H5 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said Tuesday, adding that further confirmatory tests are being conducted.
According to the spokesman, the black-headed gull was collected at Castle Peak Power Station Plant B, Tuen Mun on March 2, while the peregrine falcon was found at Kam Kwai House, Kam Fung Court, Ma On Shan on March 3.
The black-headed gull is a common winter visitor to Hong Kong, while the peregrine falcon is a rare winter visitor.
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Viral disease kills 150 birds at Jallo park
... on Tuesday that some 150 birds had died so far at Jallo Wildlife Park due to a viral disease called newcastle.... The official said healthy birds had been separated from the affected ones and the Lahore region office director had been transferred to Jallo Wildlife Park.
On the other hand, an official at Jallo Wildlife Park said about 190 birds had been killed by the disease. The official said about 20 birds died on Tuesday alone. This disease hit the park around Feb 22, but it became severe from Feb 29, the official said. Affected birds were being given supportive medicines, he added.
Jam butties could cure killer disease affecting Birmingham foxes
It's the unlikely cure for a killer disease sweeping Birmingham – JAM BUTTIES. Residents are being urged to put out a sweet remedy to save the city’s urban foxes. They’ve been called on to make jam sandwiches for them.The plea come from wildlife expert Peter Jarvis, who is concerned by the impact that mange – a disease that causes fur to fall out in clumps – is having on the fox population. Without help, a mange-riddled fox will die within four months.
... locals can play their part by putting out food rich in vitamins essential in the fight against mange, which is caused by a parasitic mite.
Sunday Mercury - www.sundaymercury.net
M Lockley
04 Mar 2012
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom - Map It
M Lockley
04 Mar 2012
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom - Map It
How World's Smallest DNA Virus Evolved in Rare Parakeets
A University of Kent-led team of scientists has gained new insight into a rare virus that is threatening to wipe out the Mauritius parakeet -- one of the world's most endangered species of parrot.The Mauritius parakeet was saved from the brink of extinction 30 years ago, thanks to the work of an international team of conservationists, including scientists from Kent. Now an outbreak of deadly Beak and Feather Disease is once again raising the spectre of extinction.
But a team led by Dr Jim Groombridge, of the University's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), has been able to make use of its archive of DNA samples from Mauritius parakeets, built up over many years, to identify how the world's smallest DNA circoviruses have evolved to cause the spread of the disease.
Science Daily - sciencedaily.com
06 Mar 2012
06 Mar 2012
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- Gladstone fish tests show mixed results [New tests show fewer sick barramundi, but many sharks are still showing signs of illness] [Gladstone, Australia - Map It ]
- Wildlife officials say dead fish in Westerdoll Lake in Loveland was natural phenomenon [Colorado, USA]
- Scientists find fungus that kills Lyme disease-carrying ticks [Many Lyme disease experts have said the solution is to cull the deer, but research shows that is only really effective when the deer are culled to very low numbers.... station has researched a number of methods to control Lyme disease.]
- Chronic wasting disease absent in latest sampling of N.D. deer [North Dakota, USA]
- Dolphin rescuers glad the tide of Cape Cod strandings is over [Massachusetts, USA]
- Dolphin washed up in Atlantic City on the Pacific Avenue beach [Atlantic City, Georgia, USA - Map It ]
- Beached whale in Volusia diagnosed with heart failure, euthanized [Florida, USA - Map It ]
- Dead whale to be moved from Skegness [Skegness, England - Map It ]
- Algae outbreak threatens Edwardes lake [Victoria, Australia]
- Ilocos Sur’s Shorelines are Free From Red Tide Toxin [Philippines]
- Moose population continues free fall [Minnesota, USA]
- Grey squirrels blamed for decline in woodland birds
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