HKBWS BBS ­» ´ä Æ[ ³¾ ·| ·s »D ²Õ    Special Topics ¯S§O¥DÃD    Wild Birds & Avian Flu ³¥³¾»P¸V¬y·P (Moderators: Webcreeper, Forrest FONG, BBS Moderators)    New worries about Bird Flu ¼s¦{¤µ¥V¥i¯àÃz¤j³W¼Ò¬y·P « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: New worries about Bird Flu ¼s¦{¤µ¥V¥i¯àÃz¤j³W¼Ò¬y·P  (Read 879 times) Bob Thompson BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 433 New worries about Bird Flu ¼s¦{¤µ¥V¥i¯àÃz¤j³W¼Ò¬y·P « on: Nov 16th, 2005, 11:19am » Quote Modify http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/16/content_3786467.htm « Last Edit: Nov 16th, 2005, 12:52pm by Webcreeper » Logged gjcarey BBS Member BBS God     Posts: 115 Re: New worries about Bird Flu « Reply #1 on: Nov 16th, 2005, 12:39pm » Quote Modify The most amazing part of this report is that nearly 240,000 people in Guangdong (or perhaps China??) were infected with rabies in the first nine months of this year alone! If correct (and this seems unlikely to me), it seems like we should be worrying about that a lot more than flu!   Geoff Logged Bob Thompson BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 433 Re: New worries about Bird Flu ¼s¦{¤µ¥V¥i¯àÃz¤j³W¼ « Reply #2 on: Nov 16th, 2005, 1:39pm » Quote Modify I agree Geoff, 240,000 cases of Rabies in Guangdong is incredibile.   This figure is quoted by several news agencies.   If they can vaccinate 5.2 billion chickens they can surely vacinate all the dogs Logged Little Dolphin BBS Member BBS God Man and Nature, harmony forever     Gender: Posts: 248 Re: New worries about Bird Flu ¼s¦{¤µ¥V¥i¯àÃz¤j³W¼ « Reply #3 on: Nov 16th, 2005, 7:54pm » Quote Modify Perhaps, they got bitten while catching and handling animals like palm civets, pangolins and dogs for the many "connoisseurs" who for some incomprehensible reasons like to feast on these things. Logged Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. --- John Donne (1572-1631) Little Dolphin BBS Member BBS God Man and Nature, harmony forever     Gender: Posts: 248 Re: New worries about Bird Flu « Reply #4 on: Nov 16th, 2005, 7:57pm » Quote Modify on Nov 16th, 2005, 12:39pm, gjcarey wrote: If correct (and this seems unlikely to me), it seems like we should be worrying about that a lot more than flu!   Yes, and especially rabies carry a death rate of 100.0% if not treated, while bird flu has a mortality of around 40% in the limited cases of SE Asia, as far as I know. Logged Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. --- John Donne (1572-1631) Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement ²°T³q§i -----------------------------  - Membership Affair ·|­û¨Æ°È   - Outings / Activities ¤á¥~¬¡°Ê / Á¿®y   - Projects ¶µ¥Ø­p¹º   - Crested Bulbul Club ¬õ¦Õóí­Ñ¼Ö³¡ ----------------------------- Discussion Area °Q½×°Ï -----------------------------  - General ¤@¯ë°ÝÃD   - Conservation ¦ÛµM«O¨|   - Bird Identification ³¾Ãþ¿ëÃÑ   - Birding Reports & Tips Æ[³¾³ø§i¤Î¤ß±o   - Photo Gallery ¬Û¤ù¤À¨É I   - Photo Gallery ¬Û¤ù¤À¨É II ----------------------------- Special Topics ¯S§O¥DÃD -----------------------------=> Wild Birds & Avian Flu ³¥³¾»P¸V¬y·P   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley Üñ­ì¥i«ùÄò¥ÍºAºÞ²z­p¹º   - Black-faced Spoonbill ¶ÂÁyµ\ÆO   - Goodbye Penfold §i§O´^ºÖ   - Tern Conservation ¿PÅëO¨|   - Black-eared Kite »ð(³ÂÆN)   - Swifts and Swallows ¿P»P«B¿P   - China Birdwatching Network ¤¤°êÆ[³¾¬¡°Êºôµ¸   - Winter Altas Survey ¥V©u³¾Ãþ´¶¬d   - Nature Conservation Policy ¦ÛµM«O¨|¬Fµ¦ ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing ª¾ÃѤÀ¨É -----------------------------  - FAQ ±`¨£°ÝÃD   - Archive ¸ê®Æ­«·Å « Previous topic | Next topic »

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