Turkey bird flu 'deadly strain'

BBC News Website ^ | 10/13/05 | BBC

[lump in the melting pot]

The bird flu virus found in Turkey is the H5N1 strain dangerous to humans, the EU Commission has said. Scientists have been carrying out tests for the strain on dead birds from a farm in Kiziksa, north-west Turkey.

The EU Commission has banned all bird and poultry imports from Turkey and Romania following confirmed bird flu outbreaks in both countries.

The H5N1 version is responsible for more than 60 deaths in Asia since the end of 2003.

[NautiNurse]

ping

[EBH]

I geuss the reporter missed this from yesterday?

BBC - 12th October 2005
'No bird flu' in Romania, says EU

EU - The European Union has said it has so far found no evidence of the presence of bird flu in Romania. A spokesman said tests on suspected cases had come back negative, and experts were hopeful that further examination would confirm this. Romania culled thousands of birds amid fears of an outbreak of the H5N1 virus, deadly to humans, after three ducks were found dead in a remote village. Test results on separate samples from Turkey are expected later in the week. Ankara is racing to contain a suspected outbreak at a turkey farm in the western town of Kiziksa.

[Shqipo]

Could mean SPAM for Thanksgiving.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

What twaddle. Here is another's take

"Meanwhile, Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Mehdi Eker has expressed that the bird flu detected in
Balikesir has been exaggerated. "We are witnessing a war of
words. Everyone tries to make a statement. Some of these
statements are being exaggerated and made news stories that
are far from reality," noted Eker." From...

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/promed/f?p=2400:1001:939162459021231519::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,30669

[TheBlueMax]

Well, I guess this is the turkey's revenge for hundreds of years of human genocide!

[Gordon Pym]

Could mean SPAM for Thanksgiving

but, are you sure there is no turkey in SPAM?

[KeyWest]

but, are you sure there is no turkey in SPAM

Or SPAM in Turkey?

[KeyWest]

Could mean SPAM for Thanksgiving.

Or Moose and cheese.

[Recovering Hermit]

...but, are you sure there is no turkey in SPAM?

There certainly is if you get this variety. BTW - It's pretty good.

[europride]

anyone who likes SPAM deserves bird flu

[Minnesoootan]

fried spam on a crusty roll with spicy mustard, and an ice cold beer....you don't know what yer missin!

[grey_whiskers]

fried spam on a crusty roll with spicy mustard, and an ice cold beer....you don't know what yer missin!

Well, it beats lutefisk.

Full Disclosure: I miss Minnesota. Say hello to the Hormel folks in Austin for me.

[DerekinTurk]

As an American citizen living in Turkey, I'm in Istanbul, I don't think it is anything to be to worried about. It seems to be only in a few places in the far eastern part of the country.

And for the record, I have been here for 1.5 months and I have not eaten or seen any Turkey (the meet). So for now, unless the liberals start acting up, I think that Thanksgiving is safe. I hope...

[DerekinTurk]

Sorry. That should say (meat) not (meet). Although I have not met any Turkeys here either

[shield]

60 deaths in Asia since the end of 2003.

Sounds like a pandemic to me.

[ordinaryguy]

The bird flu virus found in Turkey is the H5N1 strain dangerous to humans, the EU Commission has said.

[adam_az]

"The H5N1 version is responsible for more than 60 deaths in Asia since the end of 2003."

Wow, at that rate, assuming that all humans alive now become immortal to every malady other than bird flu, and assuming that no additional humans are born, this disease will depopulate the earth in 200,000,000 years!

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

[chemicalman]

Might have to go with a mad cow roast.

[unseen]

I sorry but you have no idea what your talking about. The virus has not mutated yet. It can jump from bird to human but it is a very hard jump at the moment. What worries everyone is if it mutates so that the jump is not very hard. If/when it does do this many millions are going to die. The greater the range of the bird flu the more chance it has to mutate. Thus as this virus spreads around the globe the chance of a mutation increases.