October 20, 2005

Bird Flu - H5N1

Europe and Asia are not happy. From the BBC News:
Bird flu fear grips Europe, Asia
Several nations in Europe and Asia are reporting new cases of the lethal H5N1 bird flu strain among poultry, sparking new fears that humans could be at risk.

Fresh outbreaks have been reported in Romania and Russia. China says it has lost thousands of fowl to the virus.

Hungary says it has developed a new vaccine that appears to protect humans and animals against the virus.

In Thailand, a man has died of bird flu, raising the country's death toll from the virus to 13.

The man was a farmer who had cooked and eaten infected chicken, officials said.

His seven-year-old son is in hospital with flu-like symptoms.

Meanwhile, Germany has ordered its farmers to keep poultry indoors as a precaution.
The article goes on a bit and then presents this sobering graphic:
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The Orange Countries have had reported cases of H5N1 flu. The lines over the map are migratory bird routes. Quarantine anyone? Not likeley... The US Centers for Disease Control website has some good info; reference, history and what to do. Posted by DaveH at October 20, 2005 8:54 PM | TrackBack
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