New strain of bird flu raises concerns.
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H7N9, a new strain of avian flu detected in China is causing concern among leading scientists in the field. Although the number of cases is still very small it has already shown the capability to mutate genectically and the World Health Organization admits there is no vaccine available at present.
Updates from the BBC and WHO ....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q=H7N9
http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/faq_H7N9/en/index.html
Obviously no need to panic just yet but i for one will be keeping a close eye on this to see how things develop, we're constantly being told that a pandemic is almost inevitable and this one seems to be ringing more than a few alarm bells. Anyone else share my concerns?
Updates from the BBC and WHO ....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q=H7N9
http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/faq_H7N9/en/index.html
Obviously no need to panic just yet but i for one will be keeping a close eye on this to see how things develop, we're constantly being told that a pandemic is almost inevitable and this one seems to be ringing more than a few alarm bells. Anyone else share my concerns?
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Why is it always birds in frigging China FFS ?
Aye go on then , get yourself to the supermarket and buy all the bread.
No. Because bird flu could be quickly and easily eradicated by adding a few drops of Lemsip or Daynurse to birdbaths. (Obviously, you would have to put Nightnurse in the birdbaths for owls.)
Very good.
The deaths of up to 16,000 pigs found floating in the waterways of Shanghai are being investigated to see if there's any connection to the H7N9 virus.
The virus has now spread to a province in the Yangtze river delta, with one fatality and another man hospitalized.
Still keeping my eye on this, although as others have said, there's no evidence of human to human contagion yet and not a great deal we could do about it anyway!
Totally agree, eugenics ftw!
P.S. You just failed, you should have said AN I.Q test.
Can they not send The pigs down to Pyongyang might solve all our problems.
I wouldn't trust intelligent quotient tests.
Pity you wouldn't qualify for one yourself :rolleyes:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/04/us-birdflu-ressearch-idUKBRE9330M820130404
Probably because of their complete lack of animal welfare, their inability to dispose of diseased animals correctly and their complete lack of health and safety requirement when it comes to farming/breeding etc.
But they sure know how to assemble an iPad quickly.