Re: News Story - Mild form of avian flu found in New J...

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This appears to me to be simply a scare tactic. There is NO evidence, that

I am aware of, that bird flu will mutate to cause a Pandemic in humans. I

believe this to be a ploy to sell Tamiflu vaccines, (which is manufactured by

Gilead Pharmaceutical - a company in which Rumsfelf owns much stock).

And to instill false fear while diverting attention from real issues. There

have only be 113 reported human deaths from Bird Flu since 2003. I believe

this to be another Bushwacking of science in an effort to control the masses

through fear of a fictional and minor threat. Read between the lines of the

following article.

Sharon

http://news./s/nm/20060501/us_nm/birdflu_newjersey_dc

Mild form of avian flu found in New Jersey

2 hours, 31 minutes ago

Authorities have discovered a mild form of avian influenza at a live bird

market in New Jersey, [but it is not the deadly H5N1 strain governments around

the world are trying to contain, the state's agriculture department said.]

" The strain was found in a live bird market in Camden County. [None of the

birds in the market died from this virus, which is an indicator that the virus

was low pathogenic and not harmful to humans,] " said a statement by New

Jersey's Agriculture Secretary Kuperus which was posted on Friday.

[Details were not immediately available] on precisely when the avian flu in

Camden County was discovered. {Yea, I bet they weren't. Cus it BS.}

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza not only kills chickens quickly, but can

now infect people,{says who? and what does this have to do with this minor

strain " reported " in Camden County?} and governments around the world are

scrambling to contain its spread. Scientists fear that if the virus acquires

the

ability to pass easily from person to person, it could cause a pandemic that

would kill millions. {First, it would have to obtain the ability to easily

pass to humans}

The H5N1 avian flu strain has already infected 205 people and killed 113

since 2003. Its spread has forced several countries to ban poultry imports from

nations where the disease has spread.{because they are concerned for the foul

- NOT human - population}

The H5N1 virus has spread from Asia to Europe, the Middle East and Africa.{In

birds, not the fear mongering implication of humans}

Kuperus said preliminary tests from the National Veterinary Services

laboratory were negative for type N1 of the virus. More tests are pending at

laboratories of the U.S. Agriculture Department in Ames, Iowa, to confirm the

strain

of the virus, he added.

" The market owner voluntarily depopulated his existing flock, and the market

has undergone cleaning and disinfecting under New Jersey Department of

Agriculture supervision, " said Kuperus.

The market in Camden County will be inspected again by New Jersey's Division

of Animal Health before being allowed to reopen.

Gerberding, CDC on concern of Bird Flu in humans:

_Bird flu threat not so grave, CDC chief says | TheNewsTribune.com ...._

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“There is no evidence it will be the next pandemic,†Dr. Gerberding,

.... Gerberding’s comments on bird flu contrast earlier statements from the

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