Two bird flu deaths sound alarm bells ringing



Muhammad Kabir

ISLAMABAD: Three suspected cases of human-to-human transmission of bird flu virus have been detected in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), sources told The Post on Monday.

Of these three cases, two people died and the Ministry of Health has collected samples to determine the cause of their deaths.

Sources said about three weeks ago the Ministry of Health obtained blood samples of people suspected of being infected with bird flu virus, but their results have yet to be announced.

Ministry officials said on October 21, 2007, bird flu virus H5-N1 was confirmed at Ijaz Shah Poultry Farm in Abbotabad and a veterinarian, Dr Ishtiaq Durrani, from the NWFP Livestock Department was tasked with culling as many as 3,000 hens in Abbotabad from October 21 to 23.

As many as 200 people have died of bird flu virus all over the world but no case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu virus has been confirmed so far.

Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council Secretary and Registrar Dr Alamdar Hussain Malik said the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) were the final authority to confirm the presence of bird flu virus in human beings.

The final report about the presence of bird flu virus in suspected cases detected in NWFP would be released by the ministry, which has obtained their samples, he added.

He said about 25, 000 poultry farms in the country, out of which 90 percent were working without boundary walls and precautionary measures.

He said the government should register all these poultry farms and start an awareness campaign about bio-safety.

North West Frontier
isnt that where bin laden and al Qaeda and the Taliban.hang out?
and could be experimenting on a new super flu

H2H is beginning to take off

   

gnfin wrote:      ISLAMABAD: Three suspected cases of human-to-human transmission of bird flu virus have been detected in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), sources told The Post on Monday. Of these three cases, two people died and the Ministry of Health has collected samples to determine the cause of their deaths. Sources said about three weeks ago the Ministry of Health obtained blood samples of people suspected of being infected with bird flu virus, but their results have yet to be announced.

Isnt everyone concerned about this?

China, Pakistan, UK, Russia, Africa, and Jakarta. Hmmmm, wonder why so much at once!

Hi anon54, it's probably not a good idea to let these sorts of stories go without looking into them.  

Me too,and Im skeptical.

This would not be considered a rumor.  It would be considered more of a flat out lie from a news source.  We can't start allowing these things to happen, and if people are going to print false stories, then they need to be held accountable.   

Hi gnfin--what is the source of this? I'd like to read more about it. Thanks!