I think it is a worrisome situation, especially because we think that swans could be an indicator species, meaning that swans are relatively susceptible and so it could well be that other aquatic birds could be infected. Now we have seen it in Greece and Italy and now Germany. It is spreading all over Europe. Albert Osterhaus
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![If we see what is happening in Europe at this moment, I think we have to be worried. We see dead swans and we know that swans are highly susceptible [to H5N1]. And they share their ponds, the places where they swim, with other birds as well that are less susceptible, for instance ducks. And they might have actually infected the swans, so I think we have to be prepared in Europe, especially since the bird migration is about to start. - Albert Osterhaus Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBBbGJlcnQgT3N0ZXJoYXVzICAgIA==&num=12 "If we see what is happening in Europe at this moment, I think we have to be worried. We see dead swans and we know that swans are highly susceptible [to H5N1]. And they share their ponds, the places where they swim, with other birds as well that are less susceptible, for instance ducks. And they might have actually infected the swans, so I think we have to be prepared in Europe, especially since the bird migration is about to start. - Albert Osterhaus Quotes")
