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   Birds culled in Kurdish hot zone

Agence France-Presse (article abbreviated)

According to the Kurds, some 50 villages and 400,000 people have been placed under quarantine.

Ali also laments the lack of Tamiflu medication for his men, who could be in daily contact with the virus.

The equipment at the disposal of Ali's men is also inadequate compared to the sophisticated tools in developed countries, he added, hoping that help would come from international humanitarian organizations.

Beyond the checkpoint, lies the village of Bankard in the district of Raniya and not far from Sarkabkan, where the outbreak of bird flu began.

The 4,000 people of Bankard are just starting to realize what kind of serious danger they are in.

Stunned, they watch in dismay as the team moves through their streets, searching house to house for poultry or domestic birds.

Chickens, ducks, all kinds of birds are shoved into sacks and thrown into a tractor before being disposed of in a massive ditch, dug for this purpose. "We are gathering up all the birds and burying them in a ditch four meters deep, far away from the houses," said Bassem Khodr Hassan, one of the volunteers on the team. He looked around with regret at the dilapidated state of the village whose inhabitants don't even have the most rudimentary forms of protection.

"We're well protected with our suits, but I fear for those little kids who gather to watch us and have nothing to protect themselves with," he said.

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	Birds culled in Kurdish hot zone Agence France-Presse (article abbreviated) According to the Kurds, some 50 villages and 400,000 people have been placed under quarantine. Ali also laments the lack of Tamiflu medication for his men, who could be in daily contact with the virus. The equipment at the disposal of Ali's men is also inadequate compared to the sophisticated tools in developed countries, he added, hoping that help would come from international humanitarian organizations. Beyond the checkpoint, lies the village of Bankard in the district of Raniya and not far from Sarkabkan, where the outbreak of bird flu began. The 4,000 people of Bankard are just starting to realize what kind of serious danger they are in. Stunned, they watch in dismay as the team moves through their streets, searching house to house for poultry or domestic birds. Chickens, ducks, all kinds of birds are shoved into sacks and thrown into a tractor before being disposed of in a massive ditch, dug for this purpose. "We are gathering up all the birds and burying them in a ditch four meters deep, far away from the houses," said Bassem Khodr Hassan, one of the volunteers on the team. He looked around with regret at the dilapidated state of the village whose inhabitants don't even have the most rudimentary forms of protection. "We're well protected with our suits, but I fear for those little kids who gather to watch us and have nothing to protect themselves with," he said. http://www.jordantimes.com/fri/news/news5.htm (cut & paste manually)

wannago Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: January 16 2006 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 252	Post Options Post Reply Quote wannago Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 02 2006 at 9:11pm
	That last sentence is truly frightening.
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