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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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 Posted - 01/06/2006 : 11:44:35
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Don't do it. It's dangerous now.
Labs confirm teenagers had bird flu strain
06/01/2006 - 18:23:44
An 11-year-old girl died today of suspected bird flu in eastern Turkey – days after her brother and sister succumbed to the disease – and their doctor said they probably contracted the illness by playing with dead chickens.
Scientists were closing in on identifying the virus as the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu that has already killed more than 70 people in East Asia since 2003, said a spokeswoman for the World Health Organisation in Geneva.
“If it’s confirmed, these would be the first human cases outside China and Southeast Asia,” WHO spokeswoman Christine McNab said.
A Turkish health ministry official said the WHO lab in Britain suspect it to be H5N1 but only confirmed that it was a type of bird flu.
Preliminary tests in Turkey indicated two of the siblings died of the H5N1 strain, and scientists examining samples at a laboratory in Britain have already confirmed that the virus in the H5 family and appear to be close to determining if it is the deadly H5N1, McNab said.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2006 : 11:47:17
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| You know life kinda sucks when you're getting dead chickens for Christmas. |
Edited by - The King Of Karaoke on 01/09/2006 01:41:14 |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2006 : 12:12:09
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Let me add that Christmas sucks, with or without dead chickens.
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"In the magnificent fierce morning of New Mexico, one sprang awake, a new part of the soul woke up suddenly and the old world gave way to the new." - D. H. Lawrence
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2006 : 14:54:15
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Wow, thanks for warning me KOK. I for one will not be playing with any dead chickens now!
"The arc of triumph" |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2006 : 15:19:38
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| I will cease giving dead chickens to Muslim (I'm assuming) children for Christmas. |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 01/09/2006 : 18:10:10
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| dead chickens are not to be toyed with *rimshot* |
Edited by - Daisy Girl on 01/09/2006 18:10:33 |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 07:16:33
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Did anyone see Oprah yesterday?
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 01/25/2006 : 07:19:49
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No but if I did I wouldn't admit it.
Let me guess, it was on bird flu and it freaked you out and we should all be terrified.
I got some heaven in my head
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 07:44:57
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Pretty close.
It also went into the 1918 pandemic, which was interesting.
Actually, the guy said there's no way to tell when a pandemic will hit and which influenza virus it will be. The only thing (of course) is that there won't be enough vaccines whichever and whenever it happens.
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Edited by - Carolynanna on 01/25/2006 08:24:13 |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 08:03:29
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I hope this illness doesn't spread to swans. I NEVER want to give up playing with my dead swans. It's the only thing I look forward to every day after work.
Hank the 8th was a duplicated man
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 01/25/2006 : 08:10:28
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You mean the members of the band The Swans died of bird flu and you have them hidden in your cellar or something?
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 08:25:47
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Just don't give anymore to bjork;
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Kok's tip o the day: Playing with dead chickens.
