S Korea slaughters Dogs, Cats, Pigs, Mice
People’s Daily
09:16, November 30, 2006
“South Korean quarantine officials in Iksan City on Tuesday began the slaughter of pigs and dogs although international health experts have questioned the necessity of killing non-poultry species to prevent the spread of bird flu.
But the officials insist the decision to slaughter pigs and dogs was not unusual and that the step has been taken in other countries without public knowledge.” - excerpt
Thu 30 Nov 2006 6:58:00 GMT
SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - South Korea will cull more than half a million fowl in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, having already killed 150,000 chickens near farms where the virus was found, officials said on Thursday.
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=SEO198415
11–30–2006 17:32
“The government upgraded the alert level on avian influenza from ``attention’’ to ``precaution’’ Thursday in an attempt to raise people’s awareness of the highly virulent H5N1 virus following two outbreaks in Iksan, North Cholla Province, 280 km south of Seoul.
After holding consultations with the National Security Council (NSC) and relevant institutions, the government decided to upgrade the official alert level even though the second highly virulent bird flu case was detected within the ``surveillance zone’’ _ a 10-kilometer radius of the initially infected farm.
There are four steps in the alert levels and they are determined by the seriousness of the situation _ ``concern,’’ ``attention,’’ ``precaution’’ and ``serious.’’
Related to this, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Park Hong-soo said the government has decided to expand the radius of the area for culling bird flu-infected poultry from 500 meters to 3 kilometers.
As a result, an additional half a million fowl will be slaughtered in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly strain of bird flu, government officials said.
Last Saturday, it was confirmed that a farm in Iksan was contaminated with the H5N1 virus, which can also be fatal to humans. Four days later, a neighboring farm was also discovered to have been exposed to the virus.
According to the ministry, there are about 772,000 chickens being raised on 40 poultry farms within the 3-kilometer radius of the first and second outbreaks. Since Sunday 150,000 of those had been destroyed.”
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200611/kt2006113017315411960.htm
0841 GMT (1641 HKT), November 30, 2006
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — “South Korea’s Agriculture Ministry said Thursday that authorities would cull another 609,000 chickens to try and stem the spread of bird flu, more than triple the previous amount designated for slaughter.
Originally, some 155,000 birds had been slated for death, but the ministry said it was expanding the slaughter in the wake of a second outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease in the area of Iksan, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Seoul.
With the latest decision — affecting birds within a 3-kilometer (1.9-mile) radius of the outbreak sites, both in Iksan — a total of 764,000 poultry at 40 farms will be culled, the ministry said in a statement. It was not immediately clear the expansion of slaughter would also affect non-poultry animals in the area.
Quarantine officials have already killed more than 150,000 chickens, along with 426 pigs and four dogs, since the initial outbreak was confirmed last week, according to city officials. More than 6.7 million eggs have also been destroyed, they added.
South Korea culled about 5.3 million birds during the last known outbreak of bird flu in 2003.
Animal health experts have questioned the necessity of killing non-poultry species to stem bird flu’s spread, but South Korea insists the step was taken to prevent the deadly virus from potentially being transmitted to humans.
Tigers and snow leopards in a Thailand zoo died in 2003 and 2004 after being fed infected chicken carcasses. Earlier this year, a few domestic cats tested positive for the virus in Europe.”
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/11/30/skorea.birdflu.ap/index.html
Anyone notice what is Not in these articles about South Korea?… Where is the statement “Currently there are NO humans with signs of H5N1” What we are seeing is the occasional “ “There were no reports to suggest residents… “ Sometimes we have to watch for what they Are Not Saying.
They are being very cautious, in one sense. They cannot use soldiers in the culls and decontamination, “due to the nature of the disease.” Young men from all classes of society, including famous singers and actors, do service. So, the dirty work is being done by day laborers and street sweepers, but if it becomes too slow, they will have to force civil service workers to help. They have said it’s slow going because there is a shortage of workers. (From KBS tv news and a news story a couple of days ago.)
What is going on in Egypt? Is no news “Good News”?
North Carolina has plans to prevent the chaos seen after Hurricane Katrina, using “heavily armed police officers and deputies to ride shotgun over doctors and nurses…., guard scarce antivirals,….enforce closures..”
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This article is definitely worth reading. Jim Nesbitt has interviewed medical and law enforcement people who don’t use rose-colored glasses.
CanWest News Service Published: Thursday, November 30, 2006
OTTAWA — “Ten Canadians have died and at least 74 had adverse reactions after taking Tamiflu, but Health Canada didn’t issue a public update about the flu drug until Wednesday.
The update came more than two weeks after international warnings were posted of adverse reactions to the medication among children and youth.
Wednesday’s Health Canada information update said people in other countries — particularly children and teens in Japan — exhibited strange behaviour, including hallucinations and self-injury, after taking the drug.
Among those exhibiting this behaviour, there have been 25 reported deaths around the world in the most recent one-year period.”
Health Canada said it has “not received any such reports” of abnormal behaviour among young people in Canada.
But it has asked Hoffmann-La Roche to include updated information about possible adverse reactions on its Canadian labels.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=51dcd7d9-6cb5-4a0c-a9b6-7199673ae0dc
Nov 29, 2006 (CIDRAP News) –” The World Health Organization (WHO) this week released guidelines for investigating human cases of H5N1 avian influenza in an effort to shed more light on the mysterious virus and improve the chances of detecting changes that could turn it into a pandemic strain.
The 14-page document calls for a thorough probe of each case, from interviewing the patient and searching for contacts through hunting for other cases nearby and sifting data for any signs of human-to-human transmission. It calls for investigating suspected cases before laboratory test results are available.
In advice on searching for patients’ contacts, the WHO says investigators should assume that patients are infectious for 1 week before onset of illness and 2 weeks afterward, even though the infectious period for the virus has not been determined. Healthy contacts should be monitored and given preventive antiviral treatment, depending on their risk of exposure, as defined in other WHO guidance.”
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/nov2906invest.html
my daughter is going to Tokyo Dec.21 to meet up with her fiancee there. I am so scared she will get sick over there…Korea is just up the road so to speak. And the many travelers on the planes she will be on. Saying my prayers already for her health safety.
my daughter is going to Tokyo Dec.21 to meet up with her fiancee there. I am so scared she will get sick over there…Korea is just up the road so to speak. And the many travelers on the planes she will be on. Saying my prayers already for her health safety.
snowy tree? — 30 November 2006, 13:09 wrote:
“my daughter is going to Tokyo Dec.21 to meet up with her fiancee there. I am so scared she will get sick over there…Korea is just up the road so to speak.”
I would not be overly concerned. There is no evidence of H2H in Korea. Besides, Japan is pretty far from Korea - as the crow flies.
Does anyone question if the 10 dead in Canada could be tied to the rumor of the 9 year old boy?
CAIRO (AFP) - A woman and her two children are suspected of contracting the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Upper Egypt, a veterinary official reportedly said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061130/wl_mideast_afp/healthfluegypt
No, but it shows you are thinking. Good for you!
The only foolish questions are those that remain unasked.
Tink? — 30 November 2006, 14:18 wrote:
Does anyone question if the 10 dead in Canada could be tied to the rumor of the 9 year old boy?
No, but it shows you are thinking. Good for you!
The only foolish questions are those that remain unasked.
Chicago has a pretty good website for preparedness (except for the 3 days’ supplies). There is a long list of supplies for the Go bag-should be one for each family member. Include a photo of the family with each person’s face clearly visible.
amt — 30 November 2006, 15:46 wrote”
“CAIRO (AFP) - A woman and her two children are suspected of contracting the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Upper Egypt”
Thanks Amt - the story appears to be the real deal. Other search engines should follow shortly.
snowy tree @ 13:08 It might be possible to find a doctor who specializes in travel medicine who would be willing to write Tamiflu and/or Relenza scripts in view of the part of the world to which she’ll be traveling.
- a second Egypt story
Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 1-Dec-2006 04:06 hrs
Friday, December 1, 2006
TodayOnline.com
“A woman and her two children are suspected of contracting the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Upper Egypt, a veterinary official reportedly said. . The 25-year-old mother, her 12-year-old son and daughter, 10, from a village in Sohag governorate, were hospitalized after showing the first symptoms of the sickness, the province’s veterinary services chief Mohammed al-Masri told the official MENA news agency. . They are currently undergoing tests to determine whether they are suffering from H5N1 which has killed seven people in Egypt this year, he added. . “Preventive measures have been taken and samples were taken from poultry raised at their home before the animals were killed. The house and chicken coops were disinfected,” Masri added. . Egypt — the Arab world’s most populous state — is on a major route for migratory birds and has seen the third highest number of H5N1 cases after Indonesia and China according to Dr David Nabarro, the UN official charged with battling bird flu. . The H5N1 strain of bird flu was first diagnosed in birds in Egypt in February, and the first case in humans was announced on March 18. . In its most aggressive form, the H5N1 strain has killed more than 150 people worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). — AFP A woman and her two children are suspected of contracting the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Upper Egypt, a veterinary official reportedly said. . The 25-year-old mother, her 12-year-old son and daughter, 10, from a village in Sohag governorate, were hospitalized after showing the first symptoms of the sickness, the province’s veterinary services chief Mohammed al-Masri told the official MENA news agency. . They are currently undergoing tests to determine whether they are suffering from H5N1 which has killed seven people in Egypt this year, he added. . “Preventive measures have been taken and samples were taken from poultry raised at their home before the animals were killed. The house and chicken coops were disinfected,” Masri added.”
Doesn`t say that her chickens were sick, does it?
And, man, she had her first child at 13,second at 15. Shudder.
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sort of a translation of RSOE Havaria.Romania.36 ill
Translated by the first service that came up in Google, Intertran.
I recognize hepatitis and influenza(ban?). I’d really like to know what “intimidated the directress” means.
Hungaryromania Többtucatnyi impersonal referred be the it had passed suns the nagyváradi pest-house fert? zéses hepatitis symptoms. Sonia Dr? ghici , the institution conduce? je she told me , the refers plurality Accoutrements? petrib? l Albisról , Salami? l and Révb? l he has arrived. „Mintegy fifty icterus diseased handles. Foremost of these romaic community? l he has arrived , but umpteen there are here the romatelepekkel limitrophe territories? l is” – intimidated the directress? That also she told me , the diseased mickle part of her initially that trusted influenzában or valamilyen other fert? z? sickness sweat. THE pácienseknek legkevesebb deca your day have to in hospital spends , but heavier in cases even thirty daily also the institution tarthatják? ket.
sort of a translation of RSOE Havaria.Romania.36 ill
Translated by the first service that came up in Google, Intertran.
I recognize hepatitis and influenza(ban?). I’d really like to know what “intimidated the directress” means.
The disease is really in Romania. It was taking so long to post that I tried to correct the error while waiting.
South Korea
Some 800,000 head of poultry and 20,000 other animals, including pigs and dogs, live in the 3km radius of the 2 farms with bird flu. All will be culled.
South Korea
Some 800,000 head of poultry and 20,000 other animals, including pigs and dogs, live in the 3km radius of the 2 farms with bird flu. All will be culled.