White House: Lesser Bird Flu May Be Here
Aug 14 11:34 AM US/Eastern
By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON

Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in wild mute swans in Michigan _ but it does not appear to be the most worrisome strain, the Bush administration announced Monday.

The birds might have the H5N1 virus _ confirmatory tests are under way _ but other tests have ruled out that it could be the highly pathogenic version of that virus that has ravaged poultry in many other countries, Agriculture Department officials said. the rest