Post by: Forth Bridges on April 05, 2006, 10:34:25 pm
yes the First case of bird Flu has hit Fife in scotland I live in fife
Post by: on April 05, 2006, 10:35:27 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on April 05, 2006, 10:36:07 pm
Post by: minty on April 05, 2006, 10:37:12 pm
Post by: on April 05, 2006, 10:39:48 pm
It was really only a matter of time.
Are you all ready for the press hysteria to follow?
Post by: Forth Bridges on April 05, 2006, 10:41:13 pm
I;m sure the Bus pass scnadale will be bigger news¬
Post by: on April 05, 2006, 10:46:31 pm
I;m sure the Bus pass scnadale will be bigger news¬
Don't bet on it.
The media will have a field day.
It will be the end of the world for at least a week.
Post by: Forth Bridges on April 05, 2006, 10:49:01 pm
nope as tomorrow is when the local papers get relased!
so there want be on bit of Bird flu until next week! the end of the world happen
Post by: minty on April 05, 2006, 10:49:32 pm
Post by: on April 05, 2006, 11:02:24 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on April 05, 2006, 11:08:55 pm
should I?
Post by: on April 05, 2006, 11:10:42 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on April 05, 2006, 11:13:31 pm
for Infor:
the OAP al got FREE scotland wode travel this week , unfortunlry.... ther new passes have not turned up. all the other council area have got theres so people in FIe aren't happy! 
Post by: on April 06, 2006, 06:52:24 am
I saw something on the front of the Star this morning in the newsagents. It said 'wild swan found dead in Scotland.' The term wild swan tends to refer to the winter visiting species to UK Cygnus colombianus bewicki and C. cygnus. The bird pictured was clearly a C. olor our 'common' swan we see all year round. So not sure of the veracity of this report. Of course hundreds of birds die every day. Just because a bird has died doesn't mean it has bird flu. We'll see.
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on April 06, 2006, 09:17:41 am
According to this morning's news the swan was actually found over a week ago. Bird flu has been confirmed but there are various types and it has not yet been confirmed if it is the H5N1 strain.
Post by: on April 06, 2006, 09:22:14 am
Post by: Forth Bridges on April 06, 2006, 10:46:15 am
also someone has just phoned onto the Wright stuff on CH5,
he lives only 100yards where that dead swasn was foudn and says well thereNO exluisven zone here it open for all!
Post by: on April 06, 2006, 11:04:46 am
What sort of exclusion zone should there be?
Post by: on April 06, 2006, 11:52:22 am
Post by: on April 06, 2006, 09:35:02 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on April 07, 2006, 09:39:59 am
This virus needs to come into direct contact with humans to be passed on a bit like HIV.
There is bound to be a panic as generally people are ignorant of the facts. The media is helping to create panic instead of informing people.
Coincidentally there was a lady from the National Aids Trust on the breakfast news this morning, whose research shows the scarily high level of ignorance regarding HIV and AIDS. One in twelve people in this country don't think straight people can become infected with HIV.