WSU Research Biologist Says Only Matter of Time Before Avian Flu Virus Reaches U.S.

AScribe Health News Service, October, 2005

Byline: Wright State University

DAYTON, Ohio., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's only a matter of time before the avian flu virus reaches the United States, according to a research biologist at Wright State University who said the key is following the migratory patterns of birds.

Thomas Van't Hof, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of biological sciences and ornithologist who has studied different bird species for many years as part of his research in comparative physiology.

"By knowing the migratory patterns of birds and areas where species overlap while traveling between their breeding sites and winter grounds, one can predict precisely where problems will occur," he explained.

The scientist said birds migrating south from China,...

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