Saturday, March 6, 2010

A New Swine Flu Mutation , Far More Deadly(1)

They are warning that the outbreak which has been discovered in poultry mixes with the avian flu virus it could cause a far more serious world pandemic. It's been found at a turkey farm in Chile where turkeys have been struck down with swine flu H1N1.
A new fear is emerging because swine flu has now been found in birds. 


World Flu & Animal Health Experts have confirmed that the H1N1 pig flu virus has been found in birds.



British leading flu expert Professor John Oxford said " the last thing they require is a universal virus which goes everywhere. he said that birds in Asia & Egypt have avian flu so it would not be difficult for it to spread & mix with the swine flu & the consequences of this could be lethal. The outbreak in turkeys is being monitored by world health experts. Professor Oxford who is a professor of virology has said that because it's only caused minor symptoms in birds it could easily get missed. he also said that the biggest worry is that the birds are not dying which means that it is far harder to detect. This lack of detection could mean that any action necessary to stop it spreading & causing the risky mutation could come late. There is a giant worry that if the swine & avian flu do mutate it could become far more potent.

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