Jun
20
China – the bird flu sandwich
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China has just reported yet another outbreak of bird flu. This time in a northern province. Last week a lorry driver contracted H5N1 bird flu in a town in the south of China, very close to Hong Kong, and China recently suffered an outbreak in a remote region to its East. Of course China is [...]
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13
Your cat could kill more than mice
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Research shows that cats are susceptible to H5N1 bird flu and many have died from the disease in Asia. I guess it was inevitable that the finger of suspicion would point to our feline friends – afterall they enjoy hunting and will find a dying bird easy prey. Having had a nibble at a bird [...]
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12
Indionesian Bird Flu Made Me Wobble
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I received an email from a visitor at SurvivingFlu.com today that got me thinking. The sender of the email was asking for my views about stock-piling food and provisions for when the pandemic engulfs us. It made me remember my thoughts in January of this year when I really did feel that the world was [...]
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