Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Afternoon notes

A turkey farm near Diss, Suffolk (eastern England) has its entire flock of birds culled following the discovery of bird flu on the premises. Some 10% of all birds died during one night. Lab results have revealed that the virus concerned is the deadly H5N1 strain, which could mutate into a form, transmissible to and between humans. A 3 km (2 mile) protection zone has been set up, as has a 10 km (6.2 mile) surveillance zone around the farm.

A ferocious house fire in Omagh, Co Tyrone (Northern Ireland) has claimed the lives of a family of 7. Two parents and their five children, varying in age between 1 and 13. The fire was so severe that the roof collapsed, and little more remains of the property but bare, blackened walls and debris. Neighbours tried to save the family, but were beaten back by the flames.
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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous13 November 2007 at 15:40

    That is so horrible about the family-Bless their souls.........

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  2. Anonymous13 November 2007 at 15:56

    How absolutely dreadfull!  The poor souls must have been terrified.  It doens't bear thinking about!  What an awful tragedy!

    May God Rest Their Souls.
    Praying for them.

    Jeanie

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  3. Anonymous13 November 2007 at 16:13

    Oh dear, both of those. :(

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  4. Anonymous13 November 2007 at 18:24

    My heart aches for the family lost in the fire.  How terribly sad.  I hadn't heard of any cases of the bird flu in a some time.  I'm sad it has emerged yet again.
    Lisa

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  5. Anonymous13 November 2007 at 20:18

    So very sad...my heart goes out the all friends and family members....June:)

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  6. Anonymous13 November 2007 at 21:33

    Both stories so sad.  I feel for the turkey farmer, who is trying to make a living raising turkeys.  Where is this bird flu stuff going to end ?  Or will it ever end? And where did it come from?   And the enite family lost in a house fire.  How awful!  I would imagine smoke alarms are available over there. But I know alot of people don't replace the batteries in them.  They did a check on a big rooming house in Seattle recently where a bunch of college kids are living and not one smoke alarm had a battery in it and none of the students had thought to check them.  I have one in my main living room, one in each bedroom and one in the hallway going to the bedroom.  And I replace the batteries twice a year when we change to/from daylight savings time.  Such a simple way to be warned of fire and smoke.   Linda in Washington state

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  7. Anonymous14 November 2007 at 11:25

    Very sad!!

    Joann

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  8. Anonymous14 November 2007 at 12:38

    I remember posting about avian flu and this particular offshoot H5N1 on 11-8-06 "Are We Truly Prepared?" and I'm so saddened to hear this highly toxic pathogen has now found its way to your shores.  It jumps from fowl 2 human but doesn't yet make the ultimate species jump of human 2 human.  When it hits our shores I doubt we'll be prepared.  CATHY
    http://journals.aol.com/luddie343/DARETOTHINK/          

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  9. Anonymous14 November 2007 at 22:35

    That is a shame about the poultry farm.  I was wondering recently if any new cases had showed up anywhere.
    The fire in Ireland -- what a tragedy!
    Lori

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