Monday, March 13, 2006
BIRD FLU BECOMING CAT FLU
Basically the article says that bird flu is coming to North America via the airborn highway, and there is nothing we can do to stop it, so get ready to get sick, or at least to see a lot of sick birds.
The current bird flu strain has been around for at least 10 years and has taken surprising twists and turns -- not the least of which is that it's now showing up in cats in Europe, where officials are advising owners to bring their cats inside. It's advice that might soon have to be considered here.
Well, we do know what cats like to eat, don't we.
Around Akron we have lots of small lakes that are really drainage areas for places like shopping centers and housing developments. Usually there are a number of Canada geese swimming around these ponds. And usually there are children helping them to stay well fed. Geese leave their droppings all over these areas. Which means, I guess, that if the geese turn up with bird flu, something will have to be done about them. Could be interesting when animal rights people meet bird flu people.
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