Monday, May 28, 2007

Bird Flu - 2 infected in UK

Two people got sick with bird flu in Wales due to a visit to a chicken farm. Thankfully, it was the much weaker H7N2 version of bird flu, not the deadly H5N1 that has infected 307 people worldwide killing over 50% OF THOSE AFFECTED!

It seems that this outbreak was caught in time. Still, these viruses can mutate turning into stronger more virulent forms. Already H5N1 has caused the death of 160,000 turkeys in the UK.

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