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The world awakens to the bird flu threat Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

H5N1 strain has demonstrated its capacity to infect humans and cause severe disease, with high fatality, on three separate occasions beginning in 1997. The disease in humans has no vaccine to confer protection and no specific treatment once illness becomes severe." Even with this clear threat to public safety, the United States currently has no ability to manufacture vaccines for the entire population in a timely manner (it would take until 2012 to make enough vaccine to cover everyone). Even if a vaccine theoretically existed, the U.S.

Bird flu timeline: A history of influenza from 412 BC – AD 2006 Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Authorities in Vietnam report outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, caused by the H5 subtype (later confirmed as the h5n1 strain), at farms in the southern provinces of Long An (two farms) and Tien Giang (one farm). Around 70,000 birds died or were destroyed. This is the first time that highly pathogenic avian influenza has ever been reported in the country. Jan. 11, 2003 – Since the Jan.

Confirmation of these three cases marks the third time in recent years that the h5n1 strain has jumped from its avian host to infect humans. The previous human infections occurred in Hong Kong in 1997 (18 cases, six of which were fatal) and again in Hong Kong in February 2003 (two cases, one of which was fatal). The 1997 outbreak coincided with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Hong Kong's poultry farms and live markets. The two cases in 2003 had returned to Hong Kong following travel in southern China.

Authorities in Japan report an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, caused by the h5n1 strain, at a farm in Yamaguchi prefecture. This is the first report of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country since 1925. Jan. 13, 2003 – Authorities in the Republic of Korea announce the spread of H5N1 infection to an additional farm, dashing hopes that the epidemic had been brought under control. To date, about 1.6 million birds have died or been destroyed. Sequencing of virus from one of the fatal cases in Vietnam reveals that all genes are of avian origin. Jan.

Authorities in Thailand report an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, caused by the h5n1 strain, at a farm in Suphanburi Province. This is the first time that highly pathogenic avian influenza has ever been reported in the country. Nearly 70,000 birds have died or been destroyed. Japan, the EU and other major export markets immediately ban all Thai poultry products. The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand informs WHO of two laboratory confirmed cases of H5N1 infection in humans. The cases, from Suphanburi and Kanchanburi provinces, are young boys. Both are alive.

Authorities in the Republic of Korea formally report an epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza, caused by the h5n1 strain of the virus, at the chicken farm. This is the first time that highly pathogenic avian influenza has ever been reported in the country. No symptoms are reported in farmers in close contact with the infected chickens. Dec. 26, 2003 – Authorities in the Republic of Korea report the spread of H5N1 infection to chicken and duck farms in five provinces. Altogether, more than 1.3 million chickens and ducks have died or been destroyed. Jan.

The Ukrainian birds that were tested earlier in the month are confirmed to have the h5n1 strain of bird flu. A 41-year-old female factory worker, surnamed Zhou, is admitted to the hospital with symptoms of fever and pneumonia. Dec. 9, 2005 – The agriculture minister of Turkey, Mehdi Eker, announces there is no longer any bird flu in Turkey. This causes some controversy when it is later revealed that bird flu was detected in the laboratories of the Agriculture Ministry on this very same day. Dec.

Introduction to How to Beat the Bird Flu -- Better safe than sorry: It pays to prepare for the unknown Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

This is happening right now, and we’re seeing that the so-called h5n1 strain of the bird flu virus has been able to mutate into a form that lives in human beings, which is a dangerous sign. All it will take for this to become a global problem is for a few carriers to leave their countries and spread the virus to some tourists, businesspeople and other international travelers, who will then take it home and spread it to their local populations.

How to survive a flu pandemic by strengthening your immune system now Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The World Health Organization, by the way, deserves tremendous credit for warning the world about the danger posed by infectious disease, most notably the h5n1 strain of the bird flu. In fact, as I see it, only WHO experts and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts in the United States raised the alarm and tried to warn countries about how to prepare against this inevitable pandemic.

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