http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.boars/index.html
This is an article from CNN.com that discusses the recent swine flu scare in the Middle East. Three wild boars in a zoo in Baghdad were put down today, in fear that they may could present a danger to the population. Swine flu scares have been happening all over the world, and the Iraqi government put these animals down as a precaution. They claim its to prevent the fear of the public. They were tested, found clean, and put to sleep anyway. This just goes to show you that no matter the culture, or the people, everyone seems to be nervous and afraid of the swine flu virus. Swine flu has more than 900 confirmed cases around the world at this point, and it only seems to be getting worse.
"The government has allocated $30 million to respond to possible outbreaks, according to the Iraqi ministry of health"
.Travel plans have been slowed as many airlines are canceling flights all over the world.
wow. this was really interesting to read about. all the accounts regarding swine flu. im glad you blogged on this because i would have not known about this. me and my friends still think its a government consipircy created by the US to get us, its citizens scared so we would want to close the border between the US and Mexico (being that thats where they say its started). nice blog
ReplyDeleteJust a couple of minutes ago I had just bumped into a friend where she told me that the swine Flu has even reached in Puerto Rico where there it was reported about one case so far,therefore it could even be just on certain people that can not withstand the virus where in there DNA is just recognizable to over come the virus. At any given moment this sounds just like bird virus that we had a couple years ago, hopefully it does not become an epidemic as we are starting to supect of it occuring.
ReplyDeleteBefore reading this blog I had no idea what the Swine Flu was. I thought that it was a good idea to blog about this topic because i feel that many individuals including myself were naive about this sickness.
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