apr 27th, 2009
given what various countries did when there was an alleged outbreak of bubonic plague in surat, india, it would now be appropriate for india to:
a) quarantine all visitors from north america
b) embargo all food items from north america
since that is the source of the epidemic.
incidentally, i'd like to remind readers that the first, the very first, country that embargoed all indian ships and goods during that so-called plague scare was lebanon. yeah, piddly little arab country whose cause india had always supported. so much for arab gratitude for past favors. this is typical semitic behavior, of course. they take but don't give.
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Swine flu is already in Bharat. What else can explain this: "Congress Bureau of Investigation lets off Quattrocchi".
This is the most despicable and condemnable misuse of power and a constitutional body like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for personal vendetta and advantage by Congress Government.
"The Government has assaulted and weakened every constitutional office: the Election Commission, Governors and Parliament."
- Outlook, March 2 2009
CBI asks Quattrochi be taken off Interpol's Wanted list.
http://deccanherald.com/Content/Apr282009/national20090428132913.asp?section=updatenews
Swine-flu outbreak could be linked to Smithfield factory farms
... ... “Is Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork packer and hog producer, linked to the outbreak? Smithfield operates massive hog-raising operations Perote, Mexico, in the state of Vera Cruz, where the outbreak originated. The operations, grouped under a Smithfield subsidiary called Granjas Carroll, raise 950,000 hogs per year, according to the company Web site.
On Friday, the U.S. disease-tracking blog Biosurveillance published a timeline of the outbreak containing this nugget, dated April 6 (major tip of the hat to Paula Hay, who alerted me to the Smithfield link on the Comfood listserv and has written about it on her blog, Peak Oil Entrepreneur):
''Residents [of Perote] believed the outbreak had been caused by contamination from pig breeding farms located in the area. They believed that the farms, operated by Granjas Carroll, polluted the atmosphere and local water bodies, which in turn led to the disease outbreak. According to residents, the company denied responsibility for the outbreak and attributed the cases to “flu.” However, a municipal health official stated that preliminary investigations indicated that the disease vector was a type of fly that reproduces in pig waste and that the outbreak was linked to the pig farms. It was unclear whether health officials had identified a suspected pathogen responsible for this outbreak.''From what I can tell, the possible link to Smithfield has not been reported in the U.S. press. ...etc.”
Britain already has at least 4 confirmed cases of swine flu so far!
From Two NRIs admitted to Delhi hospital with H1N1 flu symptoms
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Two young NRIs, who came from London and Texas, were admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi with suspected H1N1 flu symptoms and have been kept under observation in the isolation ward.
While the 35-year-old London-based NRI was brought to hospital directly from the Indira Gandhi International Airport this morning, the 25-year-old who came from Texas got himself admitted to the RML last evening.
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The London-based NRI, who hails from Delhi, developed flu symptoms during his flight to the national capital from London and was referred to the hospital after a screening at the airport, he said.
"He has a running nose, soar throat and cold but has no fever. He will be kept under observation for the next three days," Chaturvedi said.
The Texas-based youth, who landed in Delhi on April 19 and had fever for two days on April 24, turned up at the hospital last evening, Chaturvedi said adding the man, who hails from adjoining Ghaziabad, later became asymptomatic.
"However, due to media coverage, he himself turned up at the hospital. We have kept him under observation in the isolation ward. As of now there are no symptoms," he said.
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The RML also has 100 medical kits which consists of protective gowns, gloves, eye-gears, syringes and scissors.
With the H1N1 flu spreading to more countries across the globe, the Government has said a total of 2,000 passengers, who have come in from the affected countries, have already been tracked and are being kept under watch.
The Centre has also decentralised its stockpile of Oseltamivir, the drug which is most effective against the virus and Personal Protection Equipments (PPE) for the health workers.
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