Yep it’s confirmed, the poor Scottish swan struck down in his prime did indeed have the ‘highly pathogenic’ H5N1 strain of avian flu. As the Government’s “bird-flu advisory group” meet today to discuss the issue I wonder are we creating a whole lot of hype about nothing?
Humans can die of this virus too of course but when you consider that so far only 11 people have died in total in China’s Guangdong province … a seriously densely populated area (171 million gazillion people, 2004 Est.), well it’s nothing isn’t it? Compare that to road deaths for example: 98,738 people were killed in road accidents in China in 2005 alone … 270 per day! Puts it in perspective.
According to The WHO (don’t know where they find the time with a world tour coming up n’ all) the “new global total of confirmed deaths from H5N1 is 103. Those deaths are part of the total 184 confirmed human cases of H5N1 since it broke out in Asia in 2003″. So 103 deaths world wide since 2003?? Tsch, feck off with yer bird flu, doesn’t scare me!
Psycho killer flu strikes the UK
Leave a comment
I agree in principle that there is no point getting all worried just yet but I also think we have a responsibility to do all that we can to prevent the spread of the virus so that it doesn’t become a pandamic. That’s my 2 cents worth!
I agree there alright, we of course need to take precautions. But what I hate is all the hype, building it up like it’s Ebola or something. If it’s not running rampant in places like Guangdong then it certainly won’t in Ireland, IMO.
No worries then…..unless you’re a chickenfucker of a TD.
Should wipe out half the Dáil so
Went for a walk today along the canal, kids feeding the swans there and the panic started catching on…
“It’s only miles away from Cellardykes. I’m staying indoors until Friday [when we're due to fly out of the country]. Take the chicken off the shopping list!”
What has the media turned me into?