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Dog contracts avian flu [Thailand]
The Nation ^ | Thu, August 31, 2006 | The Nation

Posted on 08/31/2006 5:20:00 AM PDT by Northern Alliance

Hospital vet calls on public not to panic or abandon pets after Suphan Buri case

A dog in Suphan Buri contracted bird flu after eating infected ducks, new findings show.

Prof Dr Yong Pooworawan, a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, released the findings at a seminar at the university yesterday.

According to Yong, a researcher at Kasetsart University's Kamp-haengsaen campus found that a dog had contracted bird flu.

The findings will be published in a foreign journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, soon, Yong said. He declined to elaborate on the findings.

Since 2004, Thai researchers have studied the genetic codes of nearly 200 bird-flu strains and have finally been able to identify the cause of resistance to Tamiflu, a medicine used to treat avian influenza in humans, Yong said.

Following yesterday's seminar, Rattathan Pattanarangsan, a veterinarian from Mahidol University, called on people not to panic over the emergence of bird flu in dogs.

"Please do not abandon your dogs in public places. You can prevent them from getting bird flu.

"Make sure you bury dead or ill chickens deep in the ground," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationmultimedia.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: avianflu; birdflu

1 posted on 08/31/2006 5:20:00 AM PDT by Northern Alliance
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To: Northern Alliance; LucyT

I think this is the second report of dogs having Bird Flu.


2 posted on 08/31/2006 5:22:02 AM PDT by blam
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To: angkor; Central Scrutiniser; Fielding; ko_kyi; JimSEA; injin; killjoy; LeoWindhorse; LibertyLee; ...

Thai list ping.


3 posted on 08/31/2006 5:22:11 AM PDT by Northern Alliance
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To: Smokin' Joe

ping


4 posted on 08/31/2006 5:23:22 AM PDT by KoRn
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To: Northern Alliance

Perhaps it was a bird dog. ;-)


5 posted on 08/31/2006 5:25:40 AM PDT by verity (The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
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To: Northern Alliance

Thailand?


6 posted on 08/31/2006 5:47:37 AM PDT by dubie
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To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...

ping


7 posted on 08/31/2006 7:48:02 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: Dog

Wishing you a speedy recovery!


8 posted on 08/31/2006 8:02:00 AM PDT by null and void (Islamic communities belong in Islamic countries.- Eric in the Ozarks)
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To: Northern Alliance
"Please do not abandon your dogs in public places. You can prevent them from getting bird flu.

What an idiot. Every Thai knows you should only abandon your dog at the local Wat.

9 posted on 08/31/2006 8:47:42 AM PDT by killjoy (Dirka dirka mohammed jihad! Sherpa sherpa bakalah!)
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To: Northern Alliance

I HOPE they tested John Karr before they brought him over here in the U.S.


10 posted on 08/31/2006 8:49:23 AM PDT by auto power
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To: Northern Alliance

tsk tsk.

Somebody needs to show that dog how to properly dress and cook ducks to prevent blood-and-fluid-borne infections.


11 posted on 08/31/2006 10:33:19 AM PDT by Judith Anne (Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
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To: Northern Alliance

Thailand?


12 posted on 08/31/2006 10:34:18 AM PDT by Recovering Hermit (Apparently, most who protest for peace do so at the expense of hygiene.)
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To: Northern Alliance
if only Bird flu could be made selectively infectious for
southern Thai islamic fascists
13 posted on 08/31/2006 1:45:00 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

Of the 13,000 migratory birds checked for flu above the Arctic circle in Alaska, 200 or so checked positive but none for the particular strain that has so many publicly-funded agancies so enthusiastic.


14 posted on 08/31/2006 1:48:09 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: dubie
Thailand?

Yes. Is that surprising?

15 posted on 08/31/2006 6:21:31 PM PDT by Northern Alliance
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