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This looks like it is going to be the story of month, more here, last month we had a few reports of Trichomoniasis in the pigeon and Dove population, but it appears to have subsided.
Will update this thread when more news appears about this and whether there is anything we need to do regarding feeding etc.
Do we know how it spreads among the birds ?
It is by beak and bum to put it crudely dig deep, brought over by migrating birds like geese and ducks, then spread by the local small bird population to the captive birds.
I understood the authorities to say that they have never found a wild bird with avian flu in this country...... yet.
Yes, they are pretty sure that it has so far only been present in migrating birds.
It would now appear from the events of the last 24hrs, that the bug may have been imported with partially processed turkey meat from Hungary.
What is also concerning, is that what the public believe to be turkey meat bred in the UK, is not in fact bred here at all, but imported from a country where we have no control whatsoever over standards.
Exactly my thoughts when I heard this info Rolf. Even more galling when Bernard Matthews trades on his 'Norfolk accent'.Quote:
Originally Posted by rolf
There is obviously a lot more of this going on than we realise, wait for similar cases to hit the news. :)
Here is the RSPB latest information on Avian Influenza.
Thanks for the link Robert.
I am sorry this will be a little bit out of topic. One of my students makes a report on bird flu, he is in 4th grade. He needs to choose the style of presentation, and he chose to make a film. I have no idea on how even to help him, it probably could be like news style, but what about the visuals, setting.
Loads of visuals available julia, both stills and film clips, just Google for bernard matthews avian flu, there is a good page of info on the World Health Organisation website as well.
I've not worked with video, so can't offer much advice I'm afraid. :)
PS. Welcome to the forum:)
My husband says the avian flu spreads with mosquito bites. Is it true?
As for my student I will give him the print outs i found here, and hopefully he' ll make something good out of it. It just needs to be creative and informative, so I thought of news style.
No, don't think that is true Julia, particularly as when the outbreaks amonst birds over here were started it was winter and there are no mosquitos around.
The transmission from bird to bird is normally from bird droppings and shared feed as far as I know and the transmission to humans only takes place in cases where they work or live in very close proximity. :)
My student is very excited to make a report on bird flu , he said he is gonna start practicing for his british accent.:acclaim:
Will look forward to hearing it Julia. ;)
Me too, he asked me what movie should he see, or program to learn the accent, and since i don't watch tv, i didn't know what to say.
Notting Hill, or Four Weddings and a Funeral would be a good start, any Bond film apart from the Sean Connery ones, or more current Shawn of the Dead, a very funny film.:)
Yes, but he is a 4th grader. So, i don't know. Shawn of the dead i have seen. I liked it.
Harry Potter then. :)
PS. Had to google to find out how old a fourth grader would be. ;)
Oh yes, why didn't i think of this before, they are on the spring break now, so he could be practicing.
Well as long as he isn't practising with the Dick Van Dyke accent from Mary Poppins, Cor Blimey Gov'nor. :-lmao
I just hope this flu doesn't become air bourne
And Dick Van Dyke should hav attended the Central School of School Of Speech and Drama in Hampstead,there they coudl have given him a LOndon Cockney accent. I don't know where he learnt the accent he had in Mary Poppins Lol
I still remember it to this day. :) Isn't it the one that Bart Simpson uses as well when doing cockney. :)
ha ha . I don't speak cockney but I know it if I here it and it aint american
I still like watching Mary Poppins I just love that roof top dancing Step in Time
Brilliant
.. (well, it's a more general London accent) being used on American programmes/films... and it's so 'popular' there that I have even heard English actors on the American programmes using it! I get very confused as it's so bad that I would never expect a true Britisher to use it, but they do - I suppose to fit into American expectations:conf40:
At least Dick Van Dyke in the sixties had a good reason for being so bad - they didn't know any better:)
My student didn't do the report, oh well, he kept telling me it's coming, and I gave him so much info. I am very upset with him.