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(Message started by: johnallcock on Mar 23^rd, 2006, 1:10pm)

Title: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ¤@Ó¤ë
Post by johnallcock on Mar 23^rd, 2006, 1:10pm

I notice from the AFCD website that on Saturday (25th March) it will one month since the last recorded case of H5N1 in Hong Kong.

Surely this anniversary is an ideal opportunity for the HKBWS and its members to increase pressure on the government to push for the reopening of Mai Po and resumption of normal birdwatching activity.  The continued closure of the reserve is utterly ridiculous.

The latest evidence suggests that the disease in humans only infects the lower sections of the respiratory tract, which is why it is so difficult for humans both to contract the disease and to pass it on.

It is a disease primarily of poultry, which cannot be caught from coughs/sneezes, only through close contact with infected birds.  Surely this means there is no risk from wild birds.

So why are wild birds blamed and why is Mai Po still closed when there is NO scientific justification for such action?

Title: Re: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ¤@
Post by Bob Thompson on Mar 23^rd, 2006, 11:16pm

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/23/content_4338085.htm

Title: Re: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ¤@
Post by Kimura on Mar 23^rd, 2006, 11:27pm

I have placed my Mai Po permit in front of an incense burner and performed a mourning ritual. :-/

Title: Re: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ¤@
Post by Webcreeper on Mar 24^th, 2006, 7:49am

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AFCD confirmed that an injured Peregrine Falcon found at Tin Shui Wai on 21/3/06 carried the H5 virus. The bird died one day later.

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Title: Re: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ@?
Post by Little Dolphin on Mar 24^th, 2006, 9:16pm

on 03/24/06 at 07:49:05, Webcreeper wrote:

24/3/06 ©ú³ø Mingpao

AFCD confirmed that an injured Peregrine Falcon found at Tin Shui Wai on 21/3/06 carried the H5 virus. The bird died one day later.

Very unfortunate incident, that this peregrine was found near Mai Po. Perhaps the government will use this reason to keep Mai Po closed.

Title: Re: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ¤@
Post by Bob Thompson on Mar 25^th, 2006, 6:25pm

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=36744

Title: Re: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ¤@
Post by martin on Mar 25^th, 2006, 8:43pm

Any info re whether was wild, or perhaps another (2nd or 3rd) probably captive peregrine w H5N1?

Title: Re: No HK cases for 1 month¡@¸V¬y·P¦b´äµ´¸ñ±Nªñ¤@
Post by martin on Mar 30^th, 2006, 5:27am

Still curious re whether maybe captive.

How did it come to be injured, was injury recent?