Pigeons

The Invincible, Flu-Immune Pigeon

Posted by Billbar from Seed Magazine

Recently, New York state pathologist Ward Stone told the New York Post that the city's 100,000 pigeons could all be euthanized should bird flu make it to the area. "Generally, you can't even infect pigeons, even with high doses [of the flu]," said David Swayne, director of the USDA's Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory. "If you give them high doses, occasionally you can get infected pigeons, but they usually don't shed very much virus."

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