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November 25, 2005
If this is true.... Bird flu in China?
Published in the New Scientist:
"Masato Tashiro, head of virology at Tokyo’s National Institute of Infectious Disease – a WHO-collaborating centre for bird flu – told the meeting of virologists in Marburg, Germany, on 19 November that “we have been systematically deceived”. His comments were reported in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
He told the stunned meeting, called to mark the retirement of a senior German virologist, that there have been “several dozen” outbreaks in people, 300 confirmed deaths and 3000 people placed in isolation with suspected cases."
This news can be exaggerated, of course, but what would be the scenario, if it is true?
Posted by Andreas at November 25, 2005 07:43 AM
Comments
I have no idea as to how the previous comment before this has anything to do with the topic, beyond the fact that it is spam as I have seen it before elsewhere...
Posted by: elb at November 27, 2005 08:00 AM
Oh dear! This is indeed scary!
Posted by: S-Kay at November 25, 2005 09:38 PM
300 deaths? If true.. it's time to start worrying. Really worrying.
Posted by: Sashi at November 25, 2005 10:18 AM
I wouldn't be surprised. They suspect H5N1 to originate from China's 'poultry district' to begin with. Didn't the Chinese government cover up SARS as well? I also read in the Financial Times yesterday of citizen's mistrust with China's government of the latest Harbin crisis.
Posted by: elb at November 25, 2005 08:00 AM