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China confirms outbreak of bird flu
San Luis Obispo Tribune ^
| Mar. 16, 2008
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Posted on 03/16/2008 6:14:01 PM PDT by neverdem
Associated Press
Chinese officials have confirmed that bird flu was to blame for killing chickens in poultry markets in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, Hong Kong's health bureau Sunday.
China's Ministry of Agriculture notified the administration that the birds tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, marking the country's fifth outbreak among poultry this year, Hong Kong's Food and Health Bureau said in a statement.
The Ministry of Agriculture also said on its Web site that last week's outbreak in Guangzhou killed 114 birds and resulted in the slaughter of 518 others. But it has been contained, the ministry said.
China, which raises more poultry than any other country worldwide, has vowed to aggressively fight the virus. H5N1 has killed at least 235 people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Scientists fear it could mutate into a form that spreads easily among humans, potentially sparking a pandemic that kills millions. So far, most human cases have been linked to contact with infected birds.
China has already reported three human bird flu deaths this year, including a 44-year-old migrant worker last month in southern Guangdong province. It has recorded 20 human deaths since the virus began ravaging Asian poultry stocks in late 2003.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: birdflu; china; h5n1
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posted on
03/16/2008 6:14:04 PM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
Ah, just look at it as yet another fun challenge for the Olympic athletes to overcome this summer.
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posted on
03/16/2008 6:15:33 PM PDT
by
FoxInSocks
(B. Hussein Obama: The Paucity of Hope)
To: Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; Battle Axe
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posted on
03/16/2008 6:16:49 PM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
So Olympic athletes can’t eat the meat because they’ll test positive for steroids, they have to wear masks to avoid complications from polluted air, and now they’ll need to avoid the general population due to bird flu.
Wow, what a place to hold the Olympics.
To: neverdem
Oh Heck, If my company gets word of this they will lose all hope!
To: neverdem; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; Diplomat; ...
Re:
China confirms outbreak of bird flu Don't be surprised when China say over 200,000 died... of bird flu in Tibet this past week!
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posted on
03/16/2008 6:30:40 PM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: Bender2
Don’t give the Chicoms any ideas...
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posted on
03/16/2008 6:33:46 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: neverdem
Who is going to want to go to the Olympics to sit around in a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people, some of which may have Bird Flu?
It is like the plotline of Rainbow Six without the foggers...
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posted on
03/16/2008 6:36:45 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(They don't call us "The Stupid Party" for nuthin'!)
To: neverdem
We stayed in Guangzhou for a few months when my husband was there on a job assignment. The open market (Xing Ping) was the most unbelievable place I’ve ever been. All sorts of wildlife, including dogs and cats, are butchered and the waste just flows into open sewers. If I remember correctly, this is the city (and Xing Ping the market) where they believe SARS originated.
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posted on
03/16/2008 6:54:42 PM PDT
by
dawn53
To: Bender2
Bird flu or ‘pork’ dumplings.
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posted on
03/16/2008 8:08:10 PM PDT
by
tanuki
(u)
To: JACKRUSSELL
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posted on
03/16/2008 8:16:51 PM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: neverdem
But it has been contained, the ministry said. Probably about like the subprime debacle "has been contained". A guvmint official told me so.
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posted on
03/16/2008 8:30:09 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurtureā¢)
To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
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posted on
03/16/2008 9:00:47 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
To: Fox_Mulder77
So Olympic athletes cant eat the meat because theyll test positive for steroids, they have to wear masks to avoid complications from polluted air, and now theyll need to avoid the general population due to bird flu.Yeah, a real worker's paradise!
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posted on
03/16/2008 9:03:37 PM PDT
by
null and void
(It's 3 AM, do you know where Hillary is? Does she know where Bill is? Does Bill know what 'is' is?)
To: FoxInSocks
Where will the Tibetan team be quartered?
To: neverdem
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posted on
03/16/2008 10:52:51 PM PDT
by
Dad yer funny
(FoxNews is morphing , and not for the better ,... internal struggle? Its hard to watch)
To: Duchess47; jahp; LilAngel; metmom; EggsAckley; Battle Axe; SweetCaroline; Grizzled Bear; ...
(Please
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To: Smokin' Joe; Judith Anne
Like, *PING*, folks.
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posted on
03/17/2008 4:18:07 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: purpleraine
Where will the Tibetan team be quartered? Anti-China Sarcasm TorpedoTM ARMED. FIRE!!
Don't get ahead of yourself.
They have to be drawn first.
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posted on
03/17/2008 4:20:13 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: neverdem; Lijahsbubbe; Jeremiah Jr
Chinese officials have confirmed that bird flu was to blame for killing chickens in poultry markets in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, Hong Kong's health bureau Sunday. That wasn't -- ooops, that *was* chicken.
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posted on
03/17/2008 4:33:18 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
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