Environmental causes of the swine flu epidemic
Photo:Revs45 De acuerdo con uno de los habitantes de la comunidad, Eli Ferrer Cortés, los desechos fecales y orgánicos que produce Granjas Carroll no son tratados adecuadamente, lo que genera contaminación del agua y del viento en la region.
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Posted By Stephen Olubayo - Mon, May 04 2009 at 4:49 PM ESTGODLY ADVICE
I sincerely advice yhat we should all keep away from pigs .We do not know which is infected or carrying the virus. I also advice everyone including africans and all other cuntriees that is been greatly affected by this so called ''SWINE FLU'' to continue praying to God for a stop,to the spread of this flu, and also try our best to put an embergo to it . ''MAY THIS SWINE FLU BE FINALLY ELIMINATED IN JESUS NAME''. AMEN.
Posted By Anonymous - Fri, May 01 2009 at 3:11 PM ESTThe Polluted Water
CLEAN THE FREAKING WATER, SPRAY CLEAN THE FOOD AND KEEP THE PIGS AWAY FROM THE FIELDS AND WATER!!!!!!!
Posted By Robert Ebere - Thu, Apr 30 2009 at 3:06 AM ESTSwine Flu Not Yet In Africa - Good News
From all i have read and seen in the news, its good to know that the swine influenza epidemic has not yet been announce in Africa but i still advice that everyone one (especially in Africa) should be expectant, prepared and careful..
Posted By moana - Fri, May 01 2009 at 5:09 PM ESTswine flu not yet in samoan too
not yet in samoan too but we should PREPARE and STAY SAFE..
Posted By John - Tue, Apr 28 2009 at 12:56 PM ESTSwine Fever is Not Swine Flu
This is more of the same half witted effort to spread rumors and to fear monger. Swine Flu is an entirely different disease than Swine Fever. Swine Fever is classified as an exotic animal disease and is endemic in a number of countries. It is primarily a threat to swine and control efforts are aimed at protecting animal agriculture, not the human population. Pigs get influenza of various types. Often there is a "human" component in the virus and often it is given to the pigs by their infected.... More
Posted By Anonymous - Mon, Apr 27 2009 at 12:39 PM ESTGreat tip on following Veratect!
Great tip on following Veratect on Twitter! The WHO has not updated their website in the past few hours, mean while Veratect is updating every few minutes with the latest confirmed and unconfirmed numbers... great resource!
Posted By Dr. Doris Jeanette - Mon, Apr 27 2009 at 10:22 AM ESTHog Wash and Robert Kennedy
Robert Kennedy's organization, Water Keepers have been trying to stop Hog wash in NC and other places where big farmers are out of control and polluting our waters for years! This is very interesting. Would be wonderful if hog wash and big farmers are the source. Then people will make them clean up their mess--Finally!
Posted By Chuck - Mon, Apr 27 2009 at 10:05 AM ESTSpreading Rumor Again
There's no formal identification that this outbreak was caused by a hog operation. Just because "locals claim" doesn't make for good journalism. Way too much speculation going on. For your credibility please try to report facts.
You'll find better information here: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/whatsnew.htm?s_cid=tw_epr_68
Posted By Anonymous - Mon, Apr 27 2009 at 6:04 AM ESTSmithfield Foods was already accused of spreading classical swin
Smithfield Foods was already accused of spreading classical swine fever virus in Romania in 2007 - read the report:
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Smithfield pig farms in western Romania closed
ROMANIA - Ten pig farms in western Romania belonging to US company Smithfield have not been authorised to operate, a veterinary official said Monday, following an outbreak of swine fever.
Ten pig farms in western Romania belonging to US company Smithfield have not been authorised to.... More
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Why people think that is Mexico's fault about all this like the swine flu!? I'm Mexican and sometimes people are racist with me, because people are saying that the flu started in Mexico well its in Mexico, but what about if it was cause by a meat from other country