Insomniac Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 After foot and mouth then blue tongue 6500 turkeys are to be killed because they have been infected with bird flu. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7092988.stm Could be a good christmas for local farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I wonder if the cost of Turkey will rise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yep, best go and buy one tomorrow, they'll either go up or run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 isn't this the strain they panicked about for months, Hn51 can affect humans aswell apparently life threatening?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 only if you're in close contact with birds, not from eating a cooked, infected bird. can it be passed from human to human though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 No, H5N1 has not mutated into a Human > Human strain yet. It's largely just a matter of time though, several variations of the original strain have been discovered already. There are 335 confirmed cases of Avian > Human infection of H5N1 though, with 206 of those resulting in death. They're not great odds really are they. More detail here: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influ...2/en/index.html This is also a decent set of common questions and answers. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influ...s/en/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Hm. Diss is just under 30 km from me. Looks like it's nearly time to run around screaming and clubbing to death anyone who comes too close. Well, it's at least nice to have an excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 When I was working at HSBC not so long ago we were given the option to request Tamiflu capsules just in case there was an epidemic. So not so long ago I received a packet of these capsules which may just save me. It is a load of rubbish and such a waste of money, I shouldn't have asked for them. Apparently there is a likelihood that they could actually do more harm than good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Tamiflu isn't a vaccine or a cure. It's just something that will help alleviate the symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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