Avian Flu Virus in Canada, U.S. etc. | The Coffeehouse

billh
call -141

Big surprise. They have not identified the subtype yet, but they've got the H5 part. Any bets on whether it is "N1" for the other half?

Bird Flu Reaches Canada

The article wrote:
The H5 avian influenza virus has been found in wild migratory birds in Canada, officials said, but it is unlikely the deadly H5N1 strain threatening Asia and Europe and there is no threat to human health.

harumscarum
out of memory

It is time to start the "War on birds". We must fight the birds at their source before they can attack us.

Sounds like Canada just wants some attention Smiley

Detroit Muscle
Wii!

Sounds like a weapon of mass destruction to me. Go get 'em Bush!

Karim
Trapped in a world he never made!

Detroit Muscle wrote:
Sounds like a weapon of mass destruction to me. Go get 'em Bush!

As long as Canada allows full, unfettered access to the U.N. Chicken Inspectors, I think this can be settled via diplomatic means.

"No Blood for Fowl"

billh
call -141

I hear a bunch of new Tyson contractors just arrived in Quebec. Odd timing!

Karim
Trapped in a world he never made!

billh wrote:

I hear a bunch of new Tyson contractors just arrived in Quebec. Odd timing!

Those look suspiciously like the "mobile labs" Colin Powell was telling the U.N. about.

He has also provided some satellite reconnaissance:

This is starting to look pretty serious.

harumscarum
out of memory

Guys.......We Got Him!

Karim
Trapped in a world he never made!

Last month's Channel 9 Comedy = this month's Real-Life Tragedy:

Canada Poultry Banned on Avian Flu Discovery

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051122/wl_canada_afp/healthflucanada_051122142343

Minh
WOOH! WOOH!

anorexia Edamame taramasalata's at *onto. TELL Beer 28 to be careful!

ScanIAm
On a scale of 1 to 10, people are stupid.

And yet, millions of households in the south will be eating a Turducken in 2 days...

IRenderable
Pi

ScanIAm wrote:
And yet, millions of households in the south will be eating a Turducken in 2 days...

Your unlikely to get it from the eating of the birds. Anyways we get our turckeys from inside the states.

Where I live we have a high potential for bird flu because we have a heavy imigrant population from the countries that have the flu.

billh
call -141

Well, this is just great.

Bird Flu Found in the U.S.

The article wrote:
(CBS) SUN VALLEY Japanese quails suffering from a low pathogenic strain of bird flu were discovered in a Sun Valley quail farm.

...

All the animals were seized on Nov. 12 and were tested.

The bureau’s veterinarian determined many of the birds had a variety of diseases, fast-moving respiratory ailments, infections, injuries and lesions. Most disturbing was the diagnosis of a low pathogenic strain of avian influenza among the quails, which had been raised and kept at the facility.

The birds had been raised for human consumption.

Check your freezers everybody! Tongue Out