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stephen
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 Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: 'Three bird flu cases' in Ankara |
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This is breaking news on the BBC so the story will update during the day.
| Quote: | Two children and an adult have tested positive for bird flu in the Turkish capital Ankara, the city's governor Kemal Onal has said.
The latest cases, if confirmed, are Turkey's first cases outside the eastern region of Van, about 1,000km (600 miles) away.
Three children from the same family have died there since last Sunday.
At least two of them were found to have the H5N1 strain that has killed more than 70 people in South-East Asia. |
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stephen
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There is quite a big update to the story, now.
| Quote: | Two children and an adult have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in Turkey's capital Ankara, the city's governor Kemal Onal has said.
The results have not been confirmed by World Health Organization labs, but are still likely to trigger panic, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Turkey.
If confirmed they will be Turkey's first cases outside the eastern region of Van, about 1,000km (620 miles) away.
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As well as the three new cases in Ankara, another two people in the eastern region of Van have also tested positive for H5N1, Mr Onal said.
Our correspondent says the three people who tested positive in Ankara come from a town about one hour's drive from the city.
(continues on the link above in quite some detail)
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Lisa
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(Deep breaths to calm self, cross all fingers, and hope and pray it is just another news story...  ) |
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stephen
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I'm reading most into this bit:
| Quote: | | The results have not been confirmed by World Health Organization labs |
especially in the light of other "outbreaks". |
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CP
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They're still saying it's not been confirmed by the WHO yet, so ....hopefully.... it's not the deadly one.
Not that I think the Turkey officials are incompetent or anything, but I'm just keeping my fingers crossed they got it wrong.  |
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stephen
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I know what you mean  |
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debcat
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Loudmouth Schnook
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| Saw on the BBC this morning that it was confirmed in Ankara, but WHO officials travelling there. THe expert that was interviewed by the Breakfast team said that it hasn't combined with common flu to create an infectious mutant but that the kids caught it because they played with the chickens, even keeping the chickens in their own houses - someone even caught the kids (now died) playing with the dead chickens. So, it seems so far it can only transmit to humans if in close constant contact. Turkey was not unexpected he said as it was part of the predicted routes of migratory birds and no cause for alarm at the moment for the rest of Europe. At the most he said, chooks during migratory season, would have to be kept indoors for their own health. So fingers crossed it continues that way for some time. |
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nigel
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The cases of bird flu in Turkey are regrettable, but they are from people who live with their poultry.
What is worrying me far more than an outbreak of bird flu here are some of the comments I've just read on the BBC - "Have your say"
I am very much hoping this is not an indicator of the mood of the country, otherwise all of us are going to become the focus of attention from our zealous and ill informed neighbours, whipped up into fervour by the media. |
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CP
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Just read this little ray of hope!
http://tinyurl.com/d5gpo
We'll just have to wait & see if they do crack it or not. |
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