Well, I don't think it's a hoax in terms of the danger to poultry - this could wipe out a large section of agriculture; there's no doubt about that. However, the jump to humans, and then to human-human transmission, is a lot less clear; it could have happened 20 years ago, or it could happen 20 years from now. What is a hoax is the idea that stockpiling Tamiflu from Rumsfeld's company, Gilead, will solve the problem.
I'd be more worried about drug-resistant tuberculosis and SARS ; the answer to that, and to any other epidemic, is good public health networks. --- Chip Mefford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I. S. wrote: > > If you are interested in this topic, take a look > at > > this link > > > > > http://dissidentscientist.blogspot.com/2006/04/avian-bird-flu-tamiflu-and.html > > > > (and the links included in the article) > > I. Peter Solem > > Hi Peter; > > Thanks kindly for the link, and the links to the > links, > > But there isn't anything there to indicate that H5N1 > is > a hoax. > > I called a friend who works over at the NIH, who > has friends at the CDC, and asked her what she > thought about > the concept of H5N1 being an elaborate hoax, after > calming down > (the question really rankled) she pointed me at; > > http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/en/ > > and indicated (in so many words) that she did not > feel > that characterising H5N1 as a hoax was either > accurate or > even appropriate. > > Personally; I am not an epidemiologist, nor am I > likely > to ever become one. I have to rely on other folks > for > expertise. Someone states flatly that the bird flu > (H5N1) is a hoax, they should be ready to back that > assertion > up. > > Now, if this had read; > > "Donald Rumsfeld Rakes in $5 Million For Tamiflu; > As shares skyrocket as a result of sensationalised, > almost fictional coverage of the spread of H5N1 in > the press, > Rumsfeld collects the cash." > > Or something like that, I've have bought it. > > But it didn't. > > > > > > > > > --- Chip Mefford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>D. Mindock wrote: > >> > >>> As shares skyrocket as a result of the bird flu > >> > >>hoax, > >> > >>Do you know for a fact that the H5x virus is a > hoax? > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Biofuel mailing list > >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > >> > > > > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >> > >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list > >>archives (50,000 messages): > >> > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > >> > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list > archives (50,000 messages): > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list > archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
