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So they're gonna quarantine the people - instead of preventing epidemics by cleaning up the environment, quarantining animals, and regulating industrial pollution. It's the corporate solution.
So they're gonna quarantine the people [..............] It's the corporate solution.
Bird flu viruses turn up again in Canada
Ken Falk, President of Fraser Valley Duck and Goose Ltd., lost 140,000 birds in the outbreak of a bird flu in Canada's western province of British Columbia in 2004. Now he is bracing for another possible hit to his family-owned business. ...
Falk's farm remains under quarantine a day after one of his 60,000 ducks tested positive for the H5 strain of bird flu.
..."Waterfowl are known to harbor influenza viruses of various subtypes. This is not surprising that we find this in ducks. When you look for it, then you find it," said Falk, who has 55 employees on the farm.
In another development, wild birds in the central province of Manitoba have tested positive for a low-pathogenic subtype of the H5N1 avian flu virus. However, the strains were from the family of North American H5N1 viruses, not the forms circulating in Southeast Asia.
"I want to emphasize that the H5N1 subtype detected in Manitoba is completely distinct from the strain currently present in Asia," said Brian Evans, CFIA's Chief Veterinary Officer, on Saturday. ..."From a genetic perspective, there are significant strain differences in their structure," he said.
USA: Open Markets a Risk for Bird Flu
The discovery of a mild form of avian flu on two Delaware farms in February 2004, and a Maryland farm a month later, exposed a vulnerability in the otherwise tightly secured commercial industry.
State and industry officials soon realized they didn't have an effective system to identify and monitor farms affiliated with live bird markets. They also learned that a relatively small outbreak could have a significant impact on national and international poultry markets. ...Since then, the Delaware Department of Agriculture has passed regulations that give the state greater authority to monitor poultry growers who specialize in raising chickens for live bird markets. The state also established penalties for growers, including backyard flock and show bird owners, who don't follow sanitation standards when transporting birds.
But the live markets still may pose a risk.
"We hear reports that commercial chickens are being stolen from the chicken houses and are ending up in the live bird system," said Satterfield. He said the reports came in from a poultry hotline number established to report suspicious or risky activity involving commercial chickens and backyard flocks. The reports have not been confirmed and are difficult to prove.
Banning poultry from Canada
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines has banned the importation of birds and poultry products from British Columbia after a strain of the bird flu virus was reportedly discovered there, the agriculture secretary said Friday.
The ban covers domestic and wild birds, day-old chicks, eggs and semen, according to the Department of Agriculture.
It directed authorities to suspend processing of import and quarantine permits and confiscate all shipments of poultry and poultry products from the province already in the country.
Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States have temporarily halted poultry imports from B.C. as well.
Originally posted by Soficrow
So they're gonna quarantine the people - instead of preventing epidemics by cleaning up the environment, quarantining animals, and regulating industrial pollution. It's the corporate solution.
Well, no. Its too late for that. I mean cleaning up the enviro is a good start, but it will do nothing for the impending virsuses awaiting our lungs. I think this is good idea. I think its just saying that when the s*** hits the fan, they are going to be ready.
It seems you cant please anyone nowadays. If they wait till half the city has it, then what? Its to late. Now is the time to put the measures in place so if and WHEN it hits, they're ready.
Originally posted by spliff4020
Originally posted by Soficrow
So they're gonna quarantine the people - instead of preventing epidemics by cleaning up the environment, quarantining animals, and regulating industrial pollution. It's the corporate solution.
Well, no. Its too late for that. I mean cleaning up the enviro is a good start, but it will do nothing for the impending virsuses awaiting our lungs. I think this is good idea. I think its just saying that when the s*** hits the fan, they are going to be ready.
It seems you cant please anyone nowadays. If they wait till half the city has it, then what? Its to late. Now is the time to put the measures in place so if and WHEN it hits, they're ready.