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NEWS: Pigeons from Canada had bird flu antibodies
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Australia is banning imports of birds from Canada after a group of pigeons tested positive for bird flu antibodies. The birds appeared to make it past
Canadian inspections. The birds are not carrying bird flu, but bird flu antibodies.
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Australian authorities said Friday they are banning import of birds from Canada after three pigeons tested positive for bird flu antibodies.
The birds were in a consignment of 102 pigeons that arrived in Australia on Sept. 3. They tested positive while being held in quarantine in the southern city Melbourne, Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
He said the birds were not carrying bird flu, only the antibodies, indicating they had at some time been exposed.
"That could at some stage have developed into something else in the future," he said.
He did not say which strain of bird flu antibodies they were carrying but noted they were found with the antibodies, despite being certified disease-free by Canadian authorities.
None of the imported birds was allowed out of quarantine and the three found with bird flu antibodies were destroyed.
"Thankfully, Australia's quarantine system worked as it's meant to, that we didn't take the certification on face value even though it is coming from an advanced country," McGauran said.
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While this story hits home for me, what really scares me is that our country did not detect anything themselves. Are we really prepared for anything of major effect if we cannot detect the birds with our own authorities?
This also reminds me of the entire BSE issue all over again. While it may be a blow to Canada, it is a necessary precaution.
We must take this seriously and definitely need to beef up our own detection.
Related News Links:
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ABC
Bloomberg
The Courier (Australia)
Related AboveTopSecret.com Discussion Threads:
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Links and Discussion Threads
Bird Flu Awareness - Shopping List & Countermeasures Thread
[edit on 20-10-2005 by Dulcimer]
news.yahoo.com
Australian authorities said Friday they are banning import of birds from Canada after three pigeons tested positive for bird flu antibodies.
The birds were in a consignment of 102 pigeons that arrived in Australia on Sept. 3. They tested positive while being held in quarantine in the southern city Melbourne, Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
He said the birds were not carrying bird flu, only the antibodies, indicating they had at some time been exposed.
"That could at some stage have developed into something else in the future," he said.
He did not say which strain of bird flu antibodies they were carrying but noted they were found with the antibodies, despite being certified disease-free by Canadian authorities.
None of the imported birds was allowed out of quarantine and the three found with bird flu antibodies were destroyed.
"Thankfully, Australia's quarantine system worked as it's meant to, that we didn't take the certification on face value even though it is coming from an advanced country," McGauran said.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
While this story hits home for me, what really scares me is that our country did not detect anything themselves. Are we really prepared for anything of major effect if we cannot detect the birds with our own authorities?
This also reminds me of the entire BSE issue all over again. While it may be a blow to Canada, it is a necessary precaution.
We must take this seriously and definitely need to beef up our own detection.
Related News Links:
CBC
ABC
Bloomberg
The Courier (Australia)
Related AboveTopSecret.com Discussion Threads:
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Links and Discussion Threads
Bird Flu Awareness - Shopping List & Countermeasures Thread
[edit on 20-10-2005 by Dulcimer]
Current testing protocols are totally inadequate - almost everywhere. H5N1 seems to test positive only in certain stages with current tests.
...To quote myself from an old article:
The CDC "fact sheet" also assures Americans that H5N1 bird flu has not entered the USA. However, without using molecular diagnostics on each and every person in the nation, such a claim legitimately cannot be made.
In fact, scientists are pleading with governments to use molecular diagnostics for accurate diagnosis. In March of 2004, researchers from the Neuroscience Research Institute in Peking recommended the use of molecular diagnostics towards the establishment of "systems of sensitive and fast detection methods as the first line of alarm." Such systems have not been created or implemented anywhere in North America.
See: The necessity of molecular diagnostics for avian flu
As with Mad Cow, bird flu could be epidemic and no one would ever know - because the testing protocols are totally inadequate.
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...To quote myself from an old article:
The CDC "fact sheet" also assures Americans that H5N1 bird flu has not entered the USA. However, without using molecular diagnostics on each and every person in the nation, such a claim legitimately cannot be made.
In fact, scientists are pleading with governments to use molecular diagnostics for accurate diagnosis. In March of 2004, researchers from the Neuroscience Research Institute in Peking recommended the use of molecular diagnostics towards the establishment of "systems of sensitive and fast detection methods as the first line of alarm." Such systems have not been created or implemented anywhere in North America.
See: The necessity of molecular diagnostics for avian flu
As with Mad Cow, bird flu could be epidemic and no one would ever know - because the testing protocols are totally inadequate.
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