Asia's Bird Flu Death Toll Rises to 12

[redqueen]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040202/ap_on_he_me/asia_bird_flu_152

BANGKOK, Thailand - Asia's bird flu death toll rose to 12 with the announcement Monday of two additional deaths, while China said it suspected the virus has reached poultry in one of its most remote corners.

U.N. officials warned the outbreak was far from over.

The latest victims were an 18-year-old man in Vietnam who died Monday and a 58-year-old woman in Thailand whose death was confirmed Monday to be from bird flu following an autopsy.

"Bird flu remains a serious public and animal health threat and continues to spread," said He Changchui of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (news - web sites). "The eruption of new infection cases in Thailand, China and Vietnam shows that the disease is far from being under control."

[paulk]

1. This is scary

Our spring buying trip was supposed to be Thailand and Vietnam, late Febuary - early March.

[madrchsod]

2. do you get hazard pay?

not a good place to go..

[paulk]

4. it's my business

so, no. I really don't know what to do. See if it gets worse, maybe put the trip off till fall? The way they're talking pandemic kinda freaks me out.

I got pretty sick in Bali once; some kind of flu. Not much fun. Thailand has very good medical facilities, but if this stuff can kill an 18 yr. old man, well....

[madrchsod]

3. thanks in part to china

the flu is getting worse,they failed to report the flu last year. what will wal mart do? move to africa?

[Voltaire99]

5. Worrisome

Fortunately, our government is in the hands of born again Armageddonists who have demonstrated their expertise in all matters of security and foreign affairs. So we're safe.