Bird flu found in the UK

[Harryz]

A parrot that died in quarantine in the UK has tested positive for avian flu, the government has said.
The Department for the Environment, Fisheries and Food (Defra) has not said if it is the lethal strain H5N1.

It is the first case of avian flu in Britain - it has been found in Romania, Turkey and Greece after apparently being carried from Asia by wild birds.

Scientists say the disease does not appear able to spread between humans, but there are fears it could mutate.

-BBC News

 

[xLostx]

you guys are screwed.

 

[ktimekiller]

And america turned out negative on the bird flu... strange.

 

[Llama]

I couldnt give a shite

It sounds like a fuss about f-all, to tell you the truth.
Remember SARS?
Or Foot-and-Mouth?

 

[kirovman]

Boooootiful

:cheers:

 

[Shodan]

:cheers:

I used to help clean Bernard Matthews house.

 

[Zeus]

I couldnt give a shite

It sounds like a fuss about f-all, to tell you the truth.
Remember SARS?
Or Foot-and-Mouth?

Yea that's true..the media does tend to try to put fear into the general public a lot..

"Omfg SARS is coming to get you run!!!"

 

[Kangy]

It'll be fine - the bird was imported from South America, and never left quarantine. I suspect we've got plenty of time, and even if it does, we're well capable of controlling it, and there's 120m vaccines on order in the event it warps to humans. The UK is fine.

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

Hooray for having a gigantic ocean seperating this continent!

edit: South America doesn't count.

Yea that's true..the media does tend to try to put fear into the general public a lot..

"Omfg SARS is coming to get you run!!!"

Hehe South Park.

Stan.. I only have a 98% chance of living *cough*. By the time this is over only 98% of us will be left..

 

[Solaris]

Horray we have ordered enough vacines for half the population.

 

[SimonomiS]

It'll be fine - the bird was imported from South America, and never left quarantine. I suspect we've got plenty of time, and even if it does, we're well capable of controlling it, and there's 120m vaccines on order in the event it warps to humans. The UK is fine.

WE IS ALL GONNA DIES!!!!

 

[Llama]

b0nEr
If this Bird Flu amounts to a serious problem ill shave my genitals

 

[Kangy]

Horray we have ordered enough vacines for half the population.

No, we've ordered enough for more than everyone. Considering there's 56 million in the country, and it takes two vaccines to be effective, we've actually got more than enough ordered. It'll turn out fine.

 

[ríomhaire]

Not good whatever it is.

 

[Shodan]

Horray we have ordered enough vacines for half the population.

2 Reasons:

1. Not everyone in the country is gonna catch H5N1

2. The government can't afford to produce that quantity of ambrosia... I mean Influenza vaccine

 

[lister]

the sooner we stop letting imigrant from these poor fuked up countries the better. All theses diseases seem to come these shite countries. Im sick and tired of shit that happens to our country (UK) bcos of the crap these poors countries live in.

 

[JellyWorld]

Yeah, because bird flu comes from immigrants

 

[Beerdude26]

the sooner we stop letting imigrant from these poor fuked up countries the better. All theses diseases seem to come these shite countries. Im sick and tired of shit that happens to our country (UK) bcos of the crap these poors countries live in.

Oops! You're racist!

6chars

 

[ríomhaire]

the sooner we stop letting imigrant from these poor fuked up countries the better. All theses diseases seem to come these shite countries. Im sick and tired of shit that happens to our country (UK) bcos of the crap these poors countries live in.

Are you serious? The British economy could not survive without imigration.

 

[Zeus]

6chars

where did he say anything about race? dont play the race card just because someone has a different opinion

 

[Sulkdodds]

Racist!

 

[lister]

Yeah, because bird flu comes from immigrants

NO, bcos burd flku generates from poor unliving countriues, who dont have the money to contain this. Then people who live there, flee to UK and then pass all their diseases onto us.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

lol <3 maddox

 

[lister]

Racist!

Hey fuk u, u live in Brighton not in yorkshire, dont fuking start pointing ur finger without knowing the truth, WANKER

 

[Sulkdodds]

Shut up you racist!

 

[lister]

Shut up you racist!

i think u will find that iu are calling me a racist you are also speaking to every other white in Yorkshire a racist. Open ur eyes and see whats going on.
Your a student, who always had his head up ur ass, what do u know.

 

[ríomhaire]

NO, bcos burd flku generates from poor unliving countriues, who dont have the money to contain this. Then people who live there, flee to UK and then pass all their diseases onto us.

1: You make it sound like it's there fault that they don't have the money
2: they don't flee here you so-and-so they come to the rich countries for jobs as they always have

 

[Sulkdodds]

i think u will find that iu are calling me a racist you are also speaking to every other white in Yorkshire a racist. Open ur eyes and see whats going on.

Racist racist racist ner ner ner ner!

Spoiler

In case you hadn't noticed...I'm not serious. ie, joking. Hell it wasn't aimed at you anyway, it was aimed at Zeus.

 

[ríomhaire]

What the f*ck are you on about Yorkshire for?

 

[JellyWorld]

NO, bcos burd flku generates from poor unliving countriues, who dont have the money to contain this. Then people who live there, flee to UK and then pass all their diseases onto us.

Uhhh... that's exactly what I said you said.

 

[Shippi]

.

 

[lister]

What the f*ck are you on about Yorkshire for?

Get with the program!

 

[Shippi]

Get with the program!

Quiet, you.

 

[lister]

-BBC News

They say that the Parrot was contained, is there any need for a threat, hell yeah!, it's allready in the air and were breathing, just a matter of time b4 it mutants to humans.

 

[lister]

Quiet, you.

I'll say what i want thanks.

 

[Shippi]

I thought it wasn't spread via air, but just close contact?

edit:

I'll say what i want thanks.

not if it's abusive you won't

 

[Sulkdodds]

I'll say what i want thanks.

Actually, you won't. We have moderators for a reason. They won't spare you just because you've got your name from an awesome TV series.

I don't think tighter immegration laws will do anything to stop the spread of disease anyway. I mean, quite apart from the contribution to the economy and the excellent fish-and-chip shop near the local internet cafe (man, those spanish guys really got business sense ) if you tighten immigration laws there's just going to be more illegal immigration. Besides, it's not like we've actually had an epidemic yet. When some foreign dude brings us a zombie virus that proceeds to turn everyone into walking corpses, then I'll see your point.

 

[Shippi]

If we stop all travel in and out the country, keep birds indoors and somehow stop birds migrating to the country then we'll be entirely safe! Until then, we can worry a little bit about something which most probably won't happen

 

[Beerdude26]

If we stop all travel in and out the country, keep birds indoors and somehow stop birds migrating to the country then we'll be entirely safe! Until then, we can worry a little bit about something which most probably won't happen

World peace?

 

[lister]

I thought it wasn't spread via air, but just close contact?

edit:


not if it's abusive you won't

Who said anything about abuse, it a freedom of speach, i have my thoughts & u have yours.