Great someone caught a strain of avian bird flu in BC

HEyHEY

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Sat Mar-27-04 08:02 PM
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Great someone caught a strain of avian bird flu in BC

Edited on Sat Mar-27-04 08:02 PM by HEyHEY

This sucks, because they are burning the dead chickens near the town I live in. On Friday I went up to the place where the bruning pit is, I stood like RIGHT next to it to take pics. I had to were a biosafe or whatever suit and all...but still.

If I get avian bird flu, I'm gonna be really pissed.

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achtung_circus

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Sat Mar-27-04 08:31 PM
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1. Not to worry

what happened was a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) worker who was handling dead chickens managed to get conjunctivitis (pinkeye). He probably rubbed his hand on his face with contaminated (unwashed or with gloves on) hands.

Avian influenza is endemic. We are hearing about it this time because of the virulent outbreak in China which can be transmitted to humans, probably after mutating through an intermediate host, typically swine.

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daa

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Sat Mar-27-04 08:52 PM
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2. speaking of swine

we could call it the Bush Flu.

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