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Post by imam on Apr 26, 2009 22:56:16 GMT
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lala
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Post by lala on Apr 26, 2009 22:58:29 GMT
That was always the problem with BSE - it was jumping species barriers, from cows to sheep to cats to humans. Our stupid farming practices exposed new species to the prions - or whatever - and they responded as living things do, by adapting and evolving to the new opportunity.
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sushimo
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Post by sushimo on Apr 27, 2009 12:44:04 GMT
EU advising not to travel to Mexico or USA, until the Foreign Office puts out a no go I can't claim off insurance. Can't get into their website at all just now. (Was flying to the US next month)  |
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Post by yord on Apr 27, 2009 12:46:11 GMT
ah thats what we need governments for , to tell us what it is OK to do lol
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mids
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Post by mids on Apr 27, 2009 13:06:28 GMT
Balls. I'm supposed to be going to the US at the end of next month. I think I'll still go though, because I'm hard.
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Post by vania on Apr 27, 2009 13:09:20 GMT
<laughs at thought of Mids being hard>
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Post by luckysprite on Apr 27, 2009 13:12:11 GMT
Buddy of mine is in Mexico City on his honeymoon.... He was hoping to go on to Guatemala and then New York on his way back....
He will be lucky to get back into the UK never mind New York....
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mids
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Post by mids on Apr 27, 2009 13:13:25 GMT
oi! *angryface*
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sushimo
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Post by sushimo on Apr 27, 2009 13:47:34 GMT
I fly out 29th May Mids, am getting a tad concerned, taking some kids to Florida, they have been looking forward to this for months now. It's if th FO clamps down and says we can't travel, do have it all insured, praying it covers this. £1,000's at stake! |
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Post by minge tightly on Apr 27, 2009 14:02:59 GMT
Just heard of some bods calling off business trips to the US.
Wonder what effect this clampdown of travel will have on the economy if people, and goods, are restricted from travel?
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Post by mids on Apr 27, 2009 14:19:18 GMT
I'm supposed to be going to a conference on the 26th Sush. That must be one of the ideal situations to spread disease. People from all over the world all gathering in one place then going back home again after a week. I wonder if they cancel it.
Minge it's not going to help is it? Imagine the effect if lots of people get ill too.
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Post by vania on Apr 27, 2009 14:28:13 GMT
My brother and mates are supposed to be heading stateside for a stag do then end of next month.
I think he's still planning to go though. They can't afford to lose the money.
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Post by mars33 on Apr 27, 2009 15:00:57 GMT
This virus is weird because it contains Swine , Bird and Human virus. Never before seen. Seems artificial to me. Perhaps our devout Islamic friends have concocted this as a biological weapon. Maybe its time to begin the round up of all the Muslims. The world may not survive with them in it , sadly. Another case in Las Vegas. And apparently it affects the brain. |
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Post by auldhippy on Apr 27, 2009 15:36:08 GMT
There's no story but the tickertape part of the BBC website suggests 25 cases in the UK
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auldhippy
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Post by auldhippy on Apr 27, 2009 15:37:29 GMT
25 "possible" cases
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Post by minge tightly on Apr 27, 2009 15:43:24 GMT
Well i've got my excuse for a few days off work now...
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Post by moggyonspeed on Apr 27, 2009 15:51:11 GMT
No question - this pandemic is already here in the UK.
On my drive in to work this morning, I saw a pig with a bit of a runny nose. I thought "Aye aye" ...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2009 15:54:39 GMT
;D..good job they don't fly!
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Post by puffin on Apr 27, 2009 18:03:13 GMT
Two people admitted to a Scottish hospital after returning from a holiday in Mexico have been confirmed as the UK's first swine flu cases. Scottish Health Minister Nicola Sturgeon said both individuals were recovering well in a Lanarkshire hospital from mild cases of the virus. It comes after the health secretary said 17 of 25 possible cases reported in the UK were being investigated. Alan Johnson told the Commons eight of the 25 cases had proved negative. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8020222.stm |
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Post by yord on Apr 27, 2009 18:22:32 GMT
regardless of where it originates from , if a virus is airborne it will be with you in 48hrs
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