Torneyboy Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Hi Same as before for us. Noticed in our supermarket today people buying as if no worries at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 I'm forced to eat less chicken than before as my usual "Weekend shop" where I get my lunch stopped selling chicken. Understandable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 What about duck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 They haven't mentioned duck as far as I'm aware of. Should be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Guys, When chicken flu broke out 2-3 years ago in Holland, then in Belgium ( he ! thanks guys ) all birds were culled, chicken, turkeys, pheasants, ducks, all. I'd be carefull the next days. Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Thanks for reminding me about that On second thought, it might not be wise to eat winged creatures. Unnecessary risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 What about ostrich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Actually, ducks are considered as a prime source of a new strain of the flu virus every year. The timing of the yearly migration of ducks to China correlates with the arrival of a new strain of the virus coming from China. The typical transmission of the flu virus is from birds to pigs to humans (remember swine flu in 1976?). Evidence supports this theory. The fact is though, by whatever method, there are transmissions from animals to humans. If the infected animals are not properly contained the virus has the opportunity to make new mutations which can make the direct jump to humans. And if these are not properly contained, you know the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Zaad said:They haven't mentioned duck as far as I'm aware of. Should be OK. Meintioned in today's BKKPost. Can't remember where the article was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkkbound04 Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 The professionals are referring to this as 'avian' flu...not just chikens....there is another thread with references/links to WHO/PHA agency data, may be worth pulling these together somehow. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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