Mute Swans Re: Bird Flu

Malcolm wrote:
Although I originally supposed that the
swans might be Whooper Swans, a photograph I've seen of one of the
Italian casualties showed it to be a Mute Swan and I gather that it
is probable that this is the species involved in Germany, too

Are Mute Swans likely to be particularly susceptible or is it just a dead'un
is easier to spot - they seem to be involved in a number of incidences over
this season?
If as a source suggests they have contracted this from domestic poultry -
sharing grazing - prior to leaving this means that somewhere around the
Baltic are undisclosed areas of H5N1 not being dealt with - either currently
or from the past if the virus has been transferred to the fields by manure
spreading ?

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