18 Jun 2005
Bird Flu Drug Rendered Useless

Just great! Industrial agriculture at it finest, with the collusion of the government. Trying to medically treat a chicken, especially with human antibiotics, is an exercise in futility. The best you can do is make the birds comfortable (and that's tough to do when your birds are caged and stacked in barns) increase the heat and eliminate drafts. And cull the flock ruthlessly.

washingtonpost.com - HONG KONG -- Chinese farmers, acting with the approval and encouragement of government officials, have tried to suppress major bird flu outbreaks among chickens with an antiviral drug meant for humans, animal health experts said. International researchers now conclude that this is why the drug will no longer protect people in case of a worldwide bird flu epidemic.

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