Beachlover
August 31st, 2011, 10:22
News says UN and WHO are urging Aussies to avoid contact with live chickens in Thailand and Asia...
I'm sure the warning also applies to everyone else, unless they're insinuating Aussies are especially inept travelers. :happy7:
Apparently, there's signs a mutant strain of bird flu is spreading again. One death this month and several others this year in Cambodia.
Chances of contracting are low but not zero... Good idea to stay clear of chickens if you're around live markets or rural areas.
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Aussies urged to avoid chickens in Asia
AUSTRALIANS travelling to South-East Asia are advised to avoid contact with live chickens following a UN warning about bird flu.
The UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation on Tuesday said there were signs that a mutant strain of H5N1 was spreading in Asia.
One person has died in August in Cambodia, where the infection has killed another seven people this year.
Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Laos are also susceptible, health experts say.
The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza has urged Australians travelling to southeast Asia to be careful.
"They should avoid wet markets ... selling poultry or live birds," the centre's Melbourne-based deputy director Ian Barr said.
Dr Barr said the chance of catching bird flu in Asia was low "but not zero"...
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/au ... 6125757520 (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/aussies-urged-to-avoid-chickens-in-asia/story-e6frfku0-1226125757520)
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I'm sure the warning also applies to everyone else, unless they're insinuating Aussies are especially inept travelers. :happy7:
Apparently, there's signs a mutant strain of bird flu is spreading again. One death this month and several others this year in Cambodia.
Chances of contracting are low but not zero... Good idea to stay clear of chickens if you're around live markets or rural areas.
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Aussies urged to avoid chickens in Asia
AUSTRALIANS travelling to South-East Asia are advised to avoid contact with live chickens following a UN warning about bird flu.
The UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation on Tuesday said there were signs that a mutant strain of H5N1 was spreading in Asia.
One person has died in August in Cambodia, where the infection has killed another seven people this year.
Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Laos are also susceptible, health experts say.
The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza has urged Australians travelling to southeast Asia to be careful.
"They should avoid wet markets ... selling poultry or live birds," the centre's Melbourne-based deputy director Ian Barr said.
Dr Barr said the chance of catching bird flu in Asia was low "but not zero"...
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/au ... 6125757520 (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/aussies-urged-to-avoid-chickens-in-asia/story-e6frfku0-1226125757520)
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