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Lisa
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 3236 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: More bird flu in Europe: Sicily, northern Greece & Bulga |
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| Quote: | The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reached three new European countries, officials have confirmed.
The virus has been found in wild swans in Sicily, and other cases are suspected elsewhere in Italy, the country's health minister says.
A specialist UK laboratory has identified the virus in dead swans found in northern Greece and Bulgaria. |
full story on bbc news site here |
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stephen Site Admin
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 4970 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Yup, just seen it on the news now and it is - in my opinion - the most worrying news we've really had to date, as the reports indicate that these are real confirmed cases, not the "it's here... oh, sorry, we made a mistake" we've had a lot of so far.  |
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CP Moderator
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14997 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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That is bad news.  |
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kittoch
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 165 Location: glasgow
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject: flu |
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god that is bad news!!! ...read today abouth5n1 been found in load of dead wildbirds floating on caspian sea, but, never knew was as close as italy!! ..............sadly, i think it wont stop there in europe. |
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mojo
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10191 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| start taken precauctions today ..........roof runs and put disinfrctant trays at entrances...........prevention before treatment i think .better safe than sory .our chooks mean so much to us |
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