Asian Avian Flu

In the article it says: 

"primarily
found in waterfowl and waders and only rarely or never in other families"

Yet the statistics below show:

Anseriformes	15.2%
Charadriformes	2.2%
Passeriformes	2.9%

Notice the wader family - Charadriformes
- has less % than Passeriformes, yet for dramatic reasons it is placed
second in the table and it say that its primarily found in waders!

Very strange... anyone like to comment why
migratory species are copping the role as scapegoat for this?

"Phil Straw" <>
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03/03/2004 04:19 PM

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Subject	[BIRDING-AUS] Asian Avian Flu

It is important for birders and bird clubs
to have some factual information on the Asian Avian Flu, especially if
the media start distorting things and suggesting that migratory birds might
start an epidemic. An interesting article appears on the Australasian Wader
Studies Group website under “breaking news” please feel free to access
and use this information, with reference to the original author. The website
address it www.tasweb.com.au/awsg

 
Phil Straw
Editor, The Tattler, Newsletter for the East
Asian-Australasian Flyway
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