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rodbarnett Donating Member (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 09:23 AM
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U.N. Says Vietnam Pigs May Have Bird Flu
By EMMA ROSS
AP Medical Writer

February 6, 2004, 8:06 AM EST


ROME -- Preliminary tests have indicated that pigs in Vietnam might be infected with the bird flu virus, U.N. officials said Friday.

The findings are not conclusive, but experts say if the results are confirmed by more rigorous tests, the level of concern over the outbreak of the H5N1 virus sweeping Asia will certainly intensify, though it is too early to tell by how much.

Nasal swabs taken from pigs were positive for the virus, said Anton Rychener, Hanoi representative for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-bird-flu,0,4745411.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines
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Mistress Quickly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 09:28 AM
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1. sort of off topic but
from the story:

>> Nasal swabs taken from pigs <<

ewwwww, I'd hate to have that job.

:puke:
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Timefortruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 10:12 AM
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2. This is catastrophic news.nt
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rodbarnett Donating Member (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 10:37 AM
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3. Look at the Economic and Geographic Impact - LINK HERE
The following are facts about the outbreak that has spread to Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Laos and China.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP72242.htm
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JailForBush Donating Member (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 10:52 AM
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4. Look on the bright side...
It's a helluva lot better than birds carrying pig flu!
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