GETS Funky Flu Chickens JPN!

[Taro Toporific]

Japan reports outbreak of fast-spreading bird fluReuters, Jan 12
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly contagious bird flu, which has already ravaged parts of Asia's huge poultry industry in past weeks.

[Caustic Saint]

Japan reports outbreak of fast-spreading bird fluReuters, Jan 12
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly contagious bird flu, which has already ravaged parts of Asia's huge poultry industry in past weeks.

Are there any animals left that don't have their own magical disease making them unfit to eat?

The only "meats" our cafeteria cook is willing to work with now are fish, octopus and clams. You know how old that crap gets in a hurry? Especially when I don't eat the octopus (it's like chewing on a fish-flavored eraser) and the Korea way of cooking fish leaves much to be desired - no de-boning, leave the skin on and guts in, and if you've got time, maybe cut the head off, but not always.

Rice and kimchee do not make for a filling meal.

[Taro Toporific]

Are there any animals left that don't have their own magical disease making them unfit to eat?

Wait, it get's worse...
Vietnam checking possible bird flu link to humans
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 13 Jan HANOI - Scientists are trying to identify a possible link between an influenza in Vietnam that killed 11 people and a flu that wiped out nearly one million chickens, officials and the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
Transmission of bird flu to humans is rare but the deaths come during growing fears of a new outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome after China confirmed one case of the disease and two suspected cases.

[leathernick]

Are there any animals left that don't have their own magical disease making them unfit to eat?

There always this:

[Shinigami]

Are there any animals left that don't have their own magical disease making them unfit to eat?

The only "meats" our cafeteria cook is willing to work with now are fish, octopus and clams.

So your cafeteria skips the "magical disease" carrying meats in favor of the dioxin and mercury poisoned ones. That makes a lot of sense.

If you really want to be safe don't eat meat. OUCH.

I don't eat the octopus (it's like chewing on a fish-flavored eraser)

LOL That's a good one. Hope you don't mind if I barrow it.

[Caustic Saint]

Are there any animals left that don't have their own magical disease making them unfit to eat?

There always this:

Doesn't look too tasty to me:

[Taro Toporific]

Wait, it get's worse...

Bird Flu' Leaves 12 People Dead in Vietnam, WHO SaysWashington Post - Jan 14 A form of avian influenza responsible for the death of tens of thousands of chickens in the Far East in recent weeks has killed 12 people in Vietnam, most of them children, the World Health Organization reported yesterday. Public health officials in Vietnam, South Korea and Japan were scrambling to stop epidemics of influenza A (H5N1) ....

Bird Flu Outbreak 'Could Be Worse Than Sars'The Scotsman, UK - 14 Jan

[GuyJean]

Boy Dies as Bird Flu Spreads
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/bird.flu/index.html

As well as Pakistan, bird flu has hit Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia.

They've come to snuff the Rooster.. http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/30/063649/063649_01_08_30.wav

GJ

[Taro Toporific]

Boy Dies as Bird Flu Spreads
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/bird.flu/index.html

Sheeeee-it, all I can say is, BETTER THAN BANGLADESH.

Bangladesh grapples with mystery disease ]Reuters AlertNet, UK - 26 Jan
... DHAKA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A mysterious disease stalking the northern villages of Bangladesh has killed three people in the last 24 hours, taking to 15 the number of deaths attributed to it, officials and newspapers said on Monday. Health officials and experts saw no immediate link to the bird flu ...
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[b]What is bird flu?Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 26then ...

[Shinigami]

Yeah the bird flu is in japan but the bird flu in japan is "Japanese" bird flu.

It's the better bird flu, of much "higher japanese quality"

The bird flu's from China and the like are of a much lower quality because they were not made in japan.






Or you could say that this bird flu thing just goes to show you that "all evil in japan comes from the outside."

"Damn dirty gaijin birds"

[Taro Toporific]

Here's a travel idea:
Avian Flu ought to be peaking in May so airfare will be cheap for Golden Week.

LEAD: Thailand confirms 2nd bird flu death
(Kyodo) - Jan 27, 1:20 pm
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/040127/kyodo/d80ava480.html

LEAD: Lab tests confirm bird flu outbreak in Laos
(Kyodo) - Jan 27, 2:00 pm
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/040127/kyodo/d80avss00.html

[Big Booger]

Here's a travel idea:
Avian Flu ought to be peaking in May so airfare will be cheap for Golden Week.

Might want to pick up a hazmat suit for your vacation thought LOL

[kamome]

I actually may be going to the boonies of Thailand next month. Any ideas where I can get one them there hazmat suits for my journey? :P

I'll be sure not to choke any chickens (mine or otherwise) while I'm there, thanks.

[cstaylor]

I actually may be going to the boonies of Thailand next month. Any ideas where I can get one them there hazmat suits for my journey? :P

How did this come up? Business or cheap vacation?

[GomiGirl]

I actually may be going to the boonies of Thailand next month. Any ideas where I can get one them there hazmat suits for my journey? :P

How did this come up? Business or cheap vacation?

With the semi-main squeeze?

[kamome]

I actually may be going to the boonies of Thailand next month. Any ideas where I can get one them there hazmat suits for my journey? :P

How did this come up? Business or cheap vacation?

With the semi-main squeeze?

Call me a disease-opportunist. I also went to Thailand during the SARS scare last year and stayed at 5-star hotels at discount rates. Whenever I hear the words "epidemic", "plague", or "Civet Cat", I am SO THERE.

[GomiGirl]

Call me a disease-opportunist. I also went to Thailand during the SARS scare last year and stayed at 5-star hotels at discount rates. Whenever I hear the words "epidemic", "plague", or "Civet Cat", I am SO THERE.

So you are still single, right? And your friends don't like to meet you in person anymore. I can't understand it. *Scratches head in disbelief* /sarcasm

You know I am just kidding ya, buddy!!

[Taro Toporific]

POWER TO OUR POULTRY!
. British NGO slams Asia's 'inhumane' chicken slaughterKyodo /Tuesday February 17, 3:43 AM
....The WSPA also criticized the way Japan slaughtered 30,000 birds in Yamaguchi Prefecture last December...the method of killing in Japan -- where chickens were put in plastic bags and had a gas pumped in to kill them -- was probably not 100% effective.
The bags were not very well sealed and some of the gas could have escaped, she said, adding that the authorities only pumped the gas into the bags for around a minute which may not have been long enough to kill the bird.
"This probably made them unconscious for a short time, before they were buried alive. No one checked whether they were dead when they were buried," she said.

[Taro Toporific]

[DJEB]

Chickens with choppers...

[DUCK]

I'm on the lookout from those damn ducks!

Quack!

[Big Booger]

I'm on the lookout from those damn ducks!

Quack!

Kill all the quackers hehehe

[DUCK]

Kill all the quackers hehehe

Quack!

[GuyJean]

Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of 10,000 Chickens at Kyoto Farm
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20040227p2a00m0dm001001c.html

More than 10,000 chickens died at a poultry farm in Tanba over a one-week period from Jan. 20 and Thursday, according to prefectural government officials...

The latest case surfaced after local health authorities received anonymous calls Thursday evening..

"Golly, Okaasan. I didn' think nuttin' of it... Lotsa chicken done be dyin', butchyou knows hows things be goin'; Shouga-muthafuckin-nai da neee.. Can't no nuthin' be done.. Chickin' livin', chikin' dyin'.. Sometimes lotsa chikins done be dyin'.."

Why do I not hear much on the news about this? Oh, yeah! This is Japan!.. It's all them OTHER countries with problems..

GJ

[DUCK]

[Taro Toporific]

Rice and kimchee do not make for a filling meal.

Guidance about Avian Influenza for Americans Living Abroad
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The American Embassy in Beijing recently provided this information for Americans in China.

Since December 2003, outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza - mostly influenza A (H5N1) - among chickens and ducks have been reported in several countries in Asia. Human cases also have been reported. No evidence for sustained person-to-person transmission of influenza A (H5N1) has been identified]http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm[/url]) and Traveler's Health website (http://www.cdc.gov/travel) as further information becomes available. Information also is available on the WHO website (http://www.who.int/en/).


--Background-------------------

Avian influenza viruses usually do not infect humans. The ability of avian viruses to spread from person to person appears limited. Rare person-to-person infection was noted in the influenza A (H5N1) outbreak in Hong Kong in 1997 and in the Netherlands in 2003, but these secondary cases did not result in sustained chains of transmission or community wide outbreaks. These previous experiences with avian influenza viruses suggest that limited person-to-person transmission of the current H5N1 viruses could occur.

Infected birds shed virus in saliva, nasal secretions and feces. Avian influenza viruses spread among susceptible birds when they have contact with contaminated nasal, respiratory, and fecal material from infected birds; however, fecal-to-oral transmission is the most common mode of spread.

All influenza viruses can change, and therefore it is possible that an avian influenza virus could change so that it could infect humans and spread easily from person to person. Because these viruses do not commonly infect humans, there is little or no immune protection against them in the human population.


--Recommendations for Americans Living Abroad-------------------

The following recommendations are directed to Americans living abroad in areas where avian influenza cases have been reported. These recommendations are based on experience to date and may be revised as more information becomes available.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand washing. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless, alcohol-based hand rubs removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

To minimize the possibility of infection, observe precautions to safeguard your health. This includes avoiding settings where avian influenza is most likely to be transmitted, such as bird markets and poultry yards.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by adequate heating; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

CDC does not recommend the routine use of masks or other personal protective equipment while in public areas.

From: American Embassy Tokyo <tokyoacs@state.gov>
Subject: American Community Security Update - March 2004
http://www.tokyoacs.com

[Taro Toporific]

quack

Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of 10,000 Chickens at Kyoto Farm
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20040227p2a00m0dm001001c.html

More than 10,000 chickens died at a poultry farm in Tanba over a one-week period from Jan. 20 and Thursday....

Why do I not hear much on the news about this? Oh, yeah! This is Japan!.. It's all them OTHER countries with problems..

Dead crows test positive for bird flu in Japan...AFP via Yahoo! Mon Mar 08 2004 06:46:00 GMT+0900
TOKYO (AFP) - Two wild crows that were found dead tested positive for bird flu in Japan, providing a possible clue as to how the disease spread between the nation's third and fourth outbreaks.... Japan's fourth case of bird flu was confirmed in a small poultry farm with some 20,000 broiler chickens, about five kilometers away from the infected Asada Nosan Funai Nojo farm in Tanba , Kyoto, where one of the crows was found.

[Taro Toporific]

Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of 10,000 Chickens at Kyoto Farm
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20040227p2a00m0dm001001c.html
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"Golly, Okaasan. I didn' think nuttin' of it... Lotsa chicken done be dyin', butchyou knows hows things be goin']

Chairman of farm that suffered bird flu outbreak in Japan commits suicide
The Star, Malaysia - 8 March
TOKYO (AP) - The chairman of a Japanese poultry farm that suffered an outbreak of bird flu last month and his wife were found hanged on one of their farms ...

[Captain Japan]

quack

Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of 10,000 Chickens at Kyoto Farm
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20040227p2a00m0dm001001c.html

More than 10,000 chickens died at a poultry farm in Tanba over a one-week period from Jan. 20 and Thursday....

Why do I not hear much on the news about this? Oh, yeah! This is Japan!.. It's all them OTHER countries with problems..

Dead crows test positive for bird flu in Japan...AFP via Yahoo! Mon Mar 08 2004 06:46:00 GMT+0900
TOKYO (AFP) - Two wild crows that were found dead tested positive for bird flu in Japan, providing a possible clue as to how the disease spread between the nation's third and fourth outbreaks.... Japan's fourth case of bird flu was confirmed in a small poultry farm with some 20,000 broiler chickens, about five kilometers away from the infected Asada Nosan Funai Nojo farm in Tanba , Kyoto, where one of the crows was found.

The national bird is in danger! This is officially out of hand!

[gkanai]

I think the news is just breaking but I am hearing that the family who runs the poultry farm where the chicken influenza was found, Asada something-or-other, the husband/wife owners just committed suicide.

Running away from their responsibilities. I find that reprehensible. Their family, their kids, will have to deal with this now that they are gone.

Here it is:
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=290828