Mike Lycett Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 23 Febr 2006 (Romania) Deadly H5N1 virus confirmed in a pigeon in southeastern Romania The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus was confirmed in a pigeon found in an isolated part of Constanta province in southeastern Romania. " This pigeon was found dead in a field, a few kilometres from Topraisar where bird flu was detected on February 14," the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the virus, which can be transmitted to humans, was first confirmed in Romania in mid-October 2005. In recent weeks, it has re-emerged in five villages in the important tourist region of Constanta on the Black Sea coast, bringing to 33 the number of Romanian villages affected by the virus since October 2005. — AFP The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu virus was confirmed in a pigeon found in an isolated part of Constanta province in southeastern Romania. " This pigeon was found dead in a field, a few kilometres from Topraisar where bird flu was detected on February 14," the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the virus, which can be transmitted to humans, was first confirmed in Romania in mid-October 2005. In recent weeks, it has re-emerged in five villages in the important tourist region of Constanta on the Black Sea coast, bringing to 33 the number of Romanian villages affected by the virus since October 2005. — AFP
square_peg Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 AS THEY SAY IN FIFE "THATS THE BA BURST NOO" :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 AS THEY SAY IN DUNDEE :THATS THE BA UP THE SLATES NOO: :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
AlanWilkins Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 n in Dudley its a Kick in the ********
THE FIFER Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 AND IN ANY PLACE " FOR F***s SAKE"
THE FIFER Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 MIKE IS THIS IN HOMING PIGEONS OR IS IT STREET PIGEONS
Guest Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 more cases in germany and france just heard on radio. said in france a whole chicken or turkey farm got it
AlanWilkins Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 Turkeys i saw it at dinner time n a whole island just of the German coast infected
THE FIFER Posted February 24, 2006 Report Posted February 24, 2006 IT CERTAINLY SPREADS WHEN IT STARTS, IS IT THE WILD BIRDS THAT SPREAD IT, AS I HEAR IT'S NOT AIR BORN,
Guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Allowed one gripe per day and this is it: BLOODY AMAZING THAT WE HAVE HAD AN AVIAN FLU THREAD RUNNING ON THIS FORUM SINCE JULY 2005 ON WHICH EVIDENCE THAT PIGEONS CAN CATCH H5N1 STRAIN OF THIS VIRUS HAS BEEN POSTED. EVIDENCE BEING RESEARCH BY EMINENT WORLD SCIENTISTS, AND OFFICIAL REPORTS ON SUBMISSION OF TISSUE SAMPLES FROM AFFECTED COUNTRIES AND CONFIRMED AS H5N1 BY THE INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE LAB - THE UK LAB AT WEYBRIDGE. Along comes Mike Lycett with one post which simply repeats what you should already know ... well done to Mike & his Sychophants ...
Guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 you trying to get at someone there bruno?
AlanWilkins Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 sound like we all better keep stum from now on
sj irving jnr Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 hi it looks like everything is going against us i wish i could see some light at the end of the tunnel,with all this bird flu could someone tell me how many people it has killed so far? scott
pigeonpete Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 think we all know about bird flu by now!!! think we should just let it lie and see what happens we arnt going to do anyone any favors by going on about it! remember theres alot of none fanciers that may come by this site. who agrees with me? were not going to change things sorry for the moan :-/
Guest slugmonkey Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 I have taken to putting smaller screens on my openings and plugging areas where wild birds are coming near my birds even though I havent heard anything here I am sure we will get it its just a matter of time
Diamond dave Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 I still think that a vacination programme will be up and coming very quickly and I hope it can be in place by young birds.
Guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 hi it looks like everything is going against us i wish i could see some light at the end of the tunnel,with all this bird flu could someone tell me how many people it has killed so far? scott Scott, that side of things shouldn't worry you. Think and act positive - simply know the score and don't take ANY risks. Avian flu doesn't easily get into humans but when it does it causes severe illness and / or death. Total figures at 20th February 2006 are 170 human cases of infection, 92 of whom died of the disease. And Avian flu doesn't easily get into pigeons either ... and YOU can make it even harder.
Guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 I think the pint is being missed here, It's not the pigeon flyers that need convincing it's members of the Public who for some reason or another think they are goiong to catch H51N from our birds
Guest Silverwings Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Think we have all got to use our heads now, may be a good bet to keep our birds in while there feeding ? can do without them feilding and coming into contact with non domestic species ,a good idea to train them shorter for this year we dont need them going down for water who knows what they can bring back with them ? as soon as this problem hits the U.K. i may shut ours in for the rest of the year , could starve those hawks out if we were all forced to shut them in ?.....ray
THE FIFER Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 HAWKS AND CROWS ARE THE ONES WHICH EAT DEAD BIRDS SO SHOULD BE WATCHED AND CHECKED ON,
Diamond dave Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 Ray I think we should all take our lead from Defra and the RPRA, let them instruct us as what to do. I'm sure they will come up with a constructive formula that will allow us to train/race even if there are some forms of control and if not, they will tell us whats best for our birds. I agree with Hyacinth, its Joe public who will jump on the band wagon and put a spanner in the works. This is where we need the powers that be (RPRA) to do the the best P.R. job possible, as we stand to lose more from this side of the threat than to the AI itself.
Mike Lycett Posted February 25, 2006 Author Report Posted February 25, 2006 Hey Bruno All I said was a pigeon in Romania had been confirmed with having H5N1. What the hell is your problem?
slatey Posted February 26, 2006 Report Posted February 26, 2006 Hi mike I agree with you mate the more info we have the better for us as member/pres/sec, we need to know to run anything such as breeder/buyers etc. tomo
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