CP: H5N1 avian flu viruses found in Manitoba, but not Asian form of virus: source

Two of the wild "ducks" in the 2005 Interagency Wild Bird Influenza Survey have turned out to be low pathogenic H5N1 ( story):

TORONTO (CP) - The Canadian Press has learned wild ducks in Manitoba have tested positive for H5-N1 avian flu viruses, but not the dangerous form of the virus circulating in Southeast Asia.

The findings will be reported by federal officials at a news conference Saturday afternoon.

Specifically,

the genetic code of the two proteins on the surface of the Manitoba H5-N1 viruses have confirmed these viruses are from the family of North American H5-N1 viruses, not the strains circulating in Southeast Asia

Damien