Bird Flu outbreak

[emma royds]

I caught the back end of the news this morning, and it was refering to a new outbreak of bird flu in the U.K, has anyone heard anything on this?

[shodan]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1267221,00.html

Fears Of Bird Flu Outbreak In Wales
Updated: 11:56, Thursday May 24, 2007

Tests are being carried out on dead birds in north Wales over fears of a possible bird flu outbreak.
The location of the alert is thought to be a country estate in rural Denbighshire - a statement will be made to the Welsh Assembly this afternoon.

Dead birds removedA spokeswoman for the Assembly said: "We are investigating a notifiable disease in birds at a location in north Wales.

"Reports are not confirmed and tests are ongoing."

The deadly H5N1 bird flu strain was detected at a Bernard Matthews plant in Suffolk on February 3.

Nearly 160,000 turkeys were killed in a precautionary cull.

In recent months, UN officials have warned that migrating birds are likely to cause more outbreaks.

[auron]

Refuse to be vaccinated when the time comes!

[emma royds]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1267221,00.html

Thanks Shodan

[hagbard_celine]

Refuse to be vaccinated when the time comes!

And deprive Big Pharmo of his millions in profits!? You are unkind!;)

Seriously thought, you're right. We've got to refuse to go alongh with this. Unfortunately there's a very influential local man where I live: Evan Harris MP. He's made himself a guinea pig for experimental HIV vaccines (why, HIV is harmless???:rolleyes: ) and he'll probably want to make Oxford a testing ground for it.

[midwich cuckoo]

Bird flu case confirmed at farm

A case of bird flu has been confirmed after the death of chickens at a farm in Conwy.

On Thursday, Wales's chief vet confirmed it was a H7N2 strain of bird flu, not the more virulent H5N1 strain of the virus.

The farm owners purchased 15 Rhode Island Red chickens two weeks ago but all have now died.

Two adults associated with the farm have shown flu symptoms and are being treated as a precaution.

Health officials are stressing that this is a low pathogenic strain and should not cause serious illness in humans.

Other samples from the farm are being tested and the source of the infection is being investigated.

The Wales and GB contingency plans have been implemented and a 1km exclusion zone is now in force around the property.

More here -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6686995.stm

[fantana]

I myself have got a fever, bird flu, and the only cure is sexy ladies.

[auron]

I myself have got a fever, bird flu, and the only cure is sexy ladies.

You have Saturday Night Fever! :D

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