Posted on 10/14/2005 11:38:13 AM PDT by joan
PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro (AFX) - Over 80 chickens have died mysteriously over the last few days on a Kosovo farm, press reports said Friday as authorities said there was no need to fear a possible outbreak of bird flu in the UN-administered province.
The chickens were found dead in a private farm in the area of Vucitrn municipality, 30 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of the capital Pristina, local media reported.
Ardian Purrini of the Kosovo Vet Agency said the dead birds were undergoing tests. Results of the analyses were expected within a few days.
There should be no fear of an outbreak of bird flu, he added.
'The situation is under a full control,' Purrini said, adding that experts believe the Vucitrn case is an outbreak of a common illness touching poultry.
'The experts are on the ground and there is no suspicious case of bird flu in Kosovo,' Purrini said.
The Kosovo government on Monday decided to ban imports of chickens from Romania, Turkey and all non-EU countries as a part of preventive measures against the disease.
On Friday, the government announced that a ban of all chicken and poultry products throughout Kosovo remained a possibility.
Ruh roh.....
Chickenman ?
Oh, cluck.
Were they choked to death?
Somebody choked them..
We'd best pray that local farmers and authorities don't decide to ignore an outbreak somewhere to avoid financial loss.
Suicide?
Fowl play is suspected....
Maybe there's a geek in the neighborhood.
LOL. Maybe they did a chicken run....
A short, white-suited elderly gentleman is being sought for questioning.
I did have some C code die mysteriously many times!
I was thinking a coop d'etat.
Kosovo is a channel from the eastern Muslim countries into Europe. Most of the heroin coming into Europe passes through it.
So it's a likely enough spot for bird flu to arrive from Albania, Turkey, and parts east, where it has already been seen.
I'm not sure if this is really funny. I think we should send in bill clinton to investigate the matter, since he is the one who produced the current mess in Kosovo. The hens should be safe enough from him, since they are all dead.
I think you may be right. If I lived in Kosovo, I'd would inclined to take the eternal dirt nap but I'd probably be too chicken to do it.
Don't be silly. Why send the Sinkmaster to probe these dead birds?
We already know it's Bush's fault!
The remaining 24 French soldiers are still running from the firefight, and cannot be quoted at this time.
Hmmm, maybe they were killed by Muslim chickens?
Or...... they all belonged to some obscure chicken cult and committed mass chickencide.
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