Information On Bird Flu Cases Poorly Recorded, Scientists Say

... Critical information about cases of infection of wild birds by H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza is being recorded inaccurately or not recorded at all, according to scientists writing in BioScience. Species and sex of the bird as well as exact time and location of trapping or collection are among the data that have been improperly reported, compromising attempts to study the disease. ...