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Old 06-09-2007, 08:17 AM
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Exclamation What to do so as not to be victimed of Avian Flu?

Hello everyone, I am new here and I am sorry if I am posting in the wrong section…the thing is that I don’t know where to post this. Do you think that we are still exposed to Avian Flu? I don’t know why I am still scared of it. We aren’t yet on the safe side from what I read:
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Cumbria helps keep out threat of bird flu
NW Evening Mail, UK - 13 hours ago
... with migratory ducks and geese, which are considered by experts to be at a higher risk of contracting the avian flu virus compared to other birds. ...

Indonesian man hospitalized for suspected bird flu
Xinhua, China - Sep 3, 2007
3 (Xinhua) -- A 33-year-old man from the Indonesian province of Riau is suspected of having bird flu and being treated at an isolated room in a local ...

FAO helping Bali eradicate bird flu
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Sep 2, 2007
"Officials of the three agencies have already attended a coordinating meeting to take precautionary steps to avoid the bird flu virus from spreading further ...

Russia confirms H5N1 bird flu strain at poultry farm
Reuters AlertNet, UK - Sep 4, 2007
MOSCOW, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Russia's animal and plant health watchdog said on Tuesday the H5N1 strain of bird flu had been identified at a poultry farm in ...

What must we do so as not to be victimed of Avian Flu?? Will Tamiflu or Relenza help as antiviral??
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