Here's how bird flu will come to North America...

...Folks will import stinkin' ducks, of all things:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has quarantined eight Quebec poultry farms that recently imported live ducks and eggs from France, one of the latest countries hit by a deadly avian influenza virus.

Swab samples have been sent to Winnipeg for testing for the H5N1 avian influenza virus and results are expected within the next few days...

Question: Don't we have all the ducks we need on this continent? You can go to just about any pond in the suburbs and find a gaggle or whatever, ripe for the taking, and they all seem like perfectly decent ducks. With the specter of pandemic looming, why tempt fate?

Silly Québécois! You wanna buy a duck? Just bring a net and you can HAVE a bunch of ours. They're cute and the little kids love 'em.