Expect H5N1 virus in North America soon: UN

[AGENDA21]

The dangerous H5N1 form of the bird flu virus could reach North America within six to 12 months, according to the United Nations' top avian flu preparedness official.

Dr. David Nabarro said Wednesday that wild birds will likely carry the virus from West Africa across the North Atlantic into the Arctic this spring.

Migratory birds flying south for the winter will then spread the virus into the rest of North America and eventually South America, Nabarro told a briefing in New York.

"Frankly, there will be a pandemic, sooner or later," he said. "It might be due to H5N1 or to some other influenza virus and it could start any time."

http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/world/national/2006/03/09/bird-flu-americas060309.html

[aquaman]

1. OH MY GOD......

WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE, OH MY GOD.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. Well,

That's what CNN and Fox will be telling everyone anyway.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. 36,000 deaths in the US every year...

from the flu.

About 10 percent to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets sick with influenza each year.
Influenza is responsible for an average of 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths in the United States each year.
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=316591

OH MY GOD! WE'RE DYING, OH MY GOD! :P

Yet we hear nothing on the news...

[xultar]

3. Where's Bolton to refute this report?

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Does anybody know how much tamiflu can be manufactured in that time?

[whosinpower]

5. Tamiflu....

Has been proven to be ineffective against the bird flu.

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. At this point, even a false sense of security is better than nothing.

[megatherium]

13. ... is ineffective due to overuse in poultry farms.

Concentrated animal feeding operations: cruel, unhealthy, dangerous.

[Dem Agog]

6. Mainstream media terrorism at it's best.

Sorry but I refuse to be a victim of terrorist attempts by these folks. I'll worry about it when it shows up but until then I think it's just BS.

Fear is the only thing that brings in advertising dollars and votes. I won't let myself be played by these jackasses.

When it becomes a problem I will take sensible precautions but until then I won't be terrorized.

[FearofFutility]

12. They are exploiting it.

However, a pandemic, like the 1918 one which was caused by a deadly virus to which no one had ever been exposed therefore making it deadly, will happen again. Will it be in our lifetimes? Who knows. It is not wise to dismiss the concerns about H5N1. Don't hide under the bed, but pay attention. If it mutates making human to human transmission possible, and it maintains its current lethality, the 1918 pandemic will pale in comparison. I wouldn't turn to the talking heads for information as they are indeed fear mongers. WHO and CDC provide facts without the hype.

[SidDithers]

14. A UN expert in a report from a Canadian news source...

I'm curious which "folks" are trying to make you a victim. New world order? Black helicopters, maybe?

Sid

[TruthStream_dot_org]

7. Of course

they have just been waiting for the perfect time to unleash it. It will be soon, then bushie can declare his martial law and cancel any future elections. Cant wait. Fun fun!

[Roland99]

9. OMG!!! Bird Flu has struck at Disneyworld!!

[tatertop]

10. where did you find that picture?

[Roland99]

11. Got it in email a while back and did a Google Images search