We now have an outbreak of avian influenza at a bird farm in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.
Authorities have confirmed it to be the H5NI strain that can be fatal to humans.
The lesson of this story? Chicken and beef can kill. Eat dog — it’s good for you. And stock up on your kimchi.
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I’m waiting for a chicken farmer to try and beat his family to death with a farm implement, then kill himself…
Oh, right, no FTA catalyst.
#1, maybe chicken farmers just try to off themselves:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2888807
I am SO going to the candlelight vigil to stop domestic chicken production and to increase imports for the safety of our children.
The Goat beat me to it. One question remains though… downtown is already occupied by the candle-wielding ignoramouses, so where do we protest? There is a good Dul-dul Chicken near my apartment with a nice big porch out front. Let’s meet there and first pitcher is on me.
Don’t they have agricultural insurance in Korea? If so, farmers should really consider getting some…if it’s affordable.
I am concerned that maybe the foreigners are genetically predisposed to getting bird flu. Let’s think of the children’s health as well. I think all the foreigners in Korea may be at risk and should begin throwing chicken shit at anyone who has the audacity to purchase Korean chicken.
That’s it. I’m going vegetarian.
All joking aside, are they saying the strain turned human-human transmission, or that avian flu strains can infect people (… which they can, though not quite easily).
“I think all the foreigners in Korea may be at risk and should begin throwing chicken shit at anyone who has the audacity to purchase Korean chicken.”
Considering the context of the avian flu, that would be considered murder
Considering the context of the avian flu, that would be considered murder
Hehe…I actually laughed out loud at that one and my colleagues here gave me “the look”.
I am more in line with mourning the loss of all those potentially tasty chickens by eating other tasty chickens (with beer of course). cmm has a good idea…dul-dul is does up a fine chicken in my books.
The most interesting aspect of this story is that the Seoul outbreak was at a government agency maintained chicken coop.
Isn’t avian flu often spread from wild birds to domesticated birds? If so, then #10 is not so surprising. Neither public or private coops would be immune if the birds are note always enclosed.
Trust me, when the mutation allowing human to human transmission occurs we’ll all know about it. If, and many scientists now say when, that happens, all transportation and borders will be shut down immediately.
Is that coop as in chicken house or co-op as in co-operative?
Hey does kimchee kill mad cow???
Come on, Korean scientists, give us the good news!!!
hey brian,
These virus mutate rapidly and continuously. There is no telling when some chance mutation would produce something that would be highly communicable in humans.
This is much worse news than any idiot students, and their teachers, with candles. If it mutates just so, they can light their own graves with those same candles.
Avian flu is a problem, but there’s also a deadly human pandemic starting up in China. Let’s hope this one doesn’t reach Seoul:
http://www.physorg.com/news129375620.html
“Trust me, when the mutation allowing human to human transmission occurs we’ll all know about it. If, and many scientists now say when, that happens, all transportation and borders will be shut down immediately.”
My goodness, that may cause Korea to become something it has never been, a Hermit kingdom.
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