Bird Flu in UK

[Templar Knight]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4881526.stm


Preliminary tests have confirmed the H5 avian flu virus in a sample from a swan found dead in north east Fife, health officials have revealed. The exact virus strain is not known, but tests were continuing and further results were expected on Thursday. ....

[Csargo]

Its The End Of The World Everyone Run Around And Scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhh

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

pah, it's Fife, it doesn't matter.



:saint:

[Kraxis]

Wow... To wonder the amount of threads if there was one for each country represented here.

At least Germany and France has had it in their poultry.

[Scurvy]

im suprised it hadnt reached us sooner :no:

at lkeast its in fife :2thumbsup:

[Rodion Romanovich]

Avian flu is starting to remind me of this: The emperor has no clothes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_New_Clothes)

Seriously, how many have died?

[Banquo's Ghost]

Seriously, how many have died?

God, you have no idea. I mean, countless, countless numbers. Well, more than I can count even if I remove my shoes and socks. We are all going to DIE!

:scared: :scared: :scared:

Just over 100, it seems, worldwide. Linky (http://www.guardian.co.uk/birdflu/story/0,,1733493,00.html)

[Duke Malcolm]

AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's only a few miles from here!!!!!!! AAaaargggggggghhh!!!!!!!!!!

Help! Help! I'm gonna die!!!!! AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgh!!!!!!!

Edit: On a more positive note, at least it will stop the locals quibbling about the Forth and Tay bridge tolls which currently have a double-page spread in my local newspaper... And I am anticipating the wisdom uttered forth from the bottomless pit Jack McConnell when he decides to return from New York...

[Duke Malcolm]

Tests show it is the deadly H5N1 strain...

Auntie Provides (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4882946.stm)

Looks like I shan't be going to Fife any time soon...

[Viking]

The longer the virus lives on, the more likely it is to mutate, AFAIK.
But I am beginning to have seroius doubts about whether it ever will.

[Slyspy]

To paraphrase: Run to the hills. No, wait, its coming from the hills. Run away from the hills!

[Ianofsmeg16]

OMGOMGOMG! RUNAWAY!

oh wait..*stops* the isle of man isnt part of the UK :2thumbsup:

*sips drink and puts feet up and watches the world collapse over nothing:laugh4:

[BDC]

Oh no! My bird-dropping fetish will have to be put on hold for a while else I have an extremely small chance of getting bird flu!

Wonder how many million have been killed by regular flu whilst H5N1 has killed 100. Still, the potential for hell could be there.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

actually people, we really DO have to panic.... its killed 200 people worldwide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well... i'm off to the underground bunker

and for some reason: :afro: :afro:

[Duke Malcolm]

Aargh! This Great City is now under the risk area! I must now shoot any birds I see with my crossbow and burn them on the pyre in the city square...