H5N1 bird flu reaches Poland, experts fear pandemic

[Jared Moya]

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu swept into Poland, a laboratory confirmed, as world health experts prepared for a feared mutation of the virus that could kill millions.

Tests on two swans in Poland confirmed the presence of disease, which has killed at least 94 people since 2003 as it raced through Asia, then into Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

"Yes, we have confirmed that it is definitely H5N1," said Poland's national Pulawy laboratory deputy director laboratory Jan Zmudzinksi.

Samples were being sent for further examination in the European Union's laboratory in Weybridge, Britain, he said.

Poland set up a crisis unit in the northern city of Torun where the outbreak was detected. A hygiene-security zone has been erected over a three-kilometer (1.8-mile) radius.

The highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 has spread on rare occasions from birds to humans and has proven deadly in about half of those cases, most of them in Asia where it is still claiming lives.

In Indonesia's capital Jakarata, a 25-year-old woman who was five months pregnant died Monday with symptoms of bird flu after being in close contact with chickens, hospital officials said.

The deepest fear is that the bird flu virus could mix with a human influenza and acquire the capacity to jump from human to human, sparking off the next global flu pandemic.

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[Mels_Smileys45]

I fear this is going to be much worse then they are even letting on and they are predicting this to be really bad, much worse then AIDS or any global pandemic in recent histroy. This thing mutats so fricking fast its scary, making a vaccine all but impossible. Its already jumped to cats and humans, being the bad ass mutating airborne virus that it is, I have little doubt this is going to get very bad, very quickly. When its starts jumping human to human, game over.

[Jim Morrison]

Betta Call Ghostbusters!

[mfgbypooter]

Oh boy I can't wait.

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[CrashPeer44]

I think that God is getting bored up the same shit & wants to see how this World puts up against this

Just for fun, she/he needs to be entertained some how

[Jared Moya]

I think its a conspiracy worked up by the greedy multi-national face-mask corporations so they can make a ton of cash and michael jackson wont look so weird anymore.....or "as weird"........as we'll all have to wear them.....

[mountain_rage]

Im not too worried its a natural cycle. Is it gonna suck, yes. Is is something new no. People will die those that have the proper immunity will survive and the human race will continue to live with a few less people. Heck that might not even happen, if it gets bad enough you may get enough backing for a vaccine.

[Jared Moya]

We need a few less people, I mean 6.5 billion? You kidding me. Technology has made it way too easy for people to be alive that otherwise shouldnt, so its about time Mother Nature stepped in to make things right, ie restabilize the natural carrying capacity of our species that has otherwise been askew for far too long.

[mfgbypooter]

I think bird flu would make an excellent excuse for the pile of dead chickens right outside the front door but it still wouldn't explain why they all have one broken wing or the motor oil smeared on their buttholes.

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