Dr Thick's bird flue prophecy
- From: amacmil304@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 23:37:23 +0100
All Dr Thick's assurances are up in the air tonight.
A family of six apparently without any close connection to poultry has
caught H5N1 in Indonesia.
So prehaps Malcolm Ogilvie aka Dr Thick would like to remind us of
what he said.
What I said was:
An outbreak of HSN1 could happen at any time in the UK and for you to
infer that there is zero risk is irresponsible.
The unexpected can happen at any time. Staying away from birds
reserves in an area where the infection has been identified is a
prudent suggestion.
It is acknowledged that if the virus mutates then it could kill
10,000 school children. That was announced last week. If that's not
a risk I don't know what is.
Experts, fear the virus could mutate at some point in the future, and
in its new form trigger a flu pandemic, potentially putting millions
of human lives at risk.
If someone has a mild flu and comes into contact with infected
droppings, mutation could take place and a pandemic ensue.
It's prudent to avoid bird reserves where large numbers of wildfowl
that may have been in contact with migratory birds are present.
Angus Macmillan
www.roots-of-blood.org.uk
www.killhunting.org
www.con-servation.org.uk
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