Bird flu
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A super flu could kill up to 1.9 million Americans. In a best-case scenario, about 200,000 people might die. I was wondering. Did anyone hear of any Mideast country taking precautions, or we are super heroes?
Update1: Bahrain is stockpiling four million shots of medication to protect the nation against bird flu.
Update2: The United Arab Emirates decided to ban the import of aquatic birds from Asia as part of measures to prevent a possible outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus. At the same time, up to five million chickens are being inspected by the environment agency for bird flu.
Update 3: Egypt bans poultry imports, cancels hunting season.
Update 4: Jordan bans imports of poultry from Turkey.
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2 Comments on “Bird flu”
I’ve read about Abu Dhabi following certain procedures to prevent the outbreak of flu a couple of times in the Gulfnews.
Here is the latest news
I have been told that the best way to protect against the avian bird flu without a tamiflu prescription is by using a N95 Niosh approved mask by 3M like the ones I saw at sites like
http://www.3MMasks.com
Is the 9211 Better then the 1860? Please help because I am not sure which to buy.