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Originally Posted by puffnstuff
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Angela Rasmussen, a professor and researcher of virology at the University of Saskatchewan, said even if the farm's surviving birds were tested, older ostriches often do not develop antibodies against viruses like avian#flu, meaning the tests cannot reliably determine whether or not the birds have immunity to H5N1.
"Simply having antibodies does not guarantee immunity to H5N1," Rasmussen told#CBC#News.
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Ok, does any bird have immunity to H5N1? Should we cull all birds? Test the birds for the flu, if they are not carrying it why are you destroying them? If the argument is they must be destroyed because they are not immune to HSN1 that's ridiculous.