The recent avian or bird flu scare in some European countries is proving to be problematic to businesses in and outside of the UK. Italian farmers, for instance, are in a frenzy to export their chickens outside of the country, such as in the UK, given concerns over avian flu in their home country. On the local front, cheap imports are being substituted for local poultry supplies, hence hurting local poultry farmers, who are forced to lower prices to compete with the imports.

The spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus in Germany, Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece and Slovenia, has brought much concern to the business and political community in the country. On the political front, citizens are being asked not to fear the virus, and keep on purchasing chicken—as cooked chicken is perfectly safe. Government is also concerned about what could happen if the human variety of the virus turns into a worldwide pandemic.

Business solutions and company formation experts are optimistic that the UK business environment will normalize after the avian flu scare, noting that the foremost weapon against epidemics or pandemics is education.

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  1. Avian Flu

    25|Feb|2006

    Hello:

    Is Avian Flu Natural Or A Man Made Biological Weapon?

    Your article about avian flu hurting businesses in Europe is interesting.

    In US, we get bombarded now and then with scare news of how an entire city or even a state will be quarantined if an epidemic of avian or bird flu breaks out.

    What the media should be focusing on should not be the doomsday scenarios.

    They should be busy investigating to try to find out who has created and infected various countries of the world with this avian flu.

    This infection can’t suddenly break out all over the world.

    It is not a natural disease.

    Some diabolic entities or agents must be behind it, just like the way they manufactured, infected and spread the aids virus all over the world.

    Aids virus has killed millions of people all over the world during the past 25 yrs and there are still millions more who may be infected without knowing it and who will also die from it.

    And yet as of today, there are hundreds of different accounts about the cause and the origin of aids and all the governments of the world and authorities are so silent.

    No official truth has been given to the public.

    The havoc that this avian flu will wreck on humanity can be as catastrophic as the aids virus.

    Millions will die. Economies will be ruined. Misery will flow like water.

    First these diabolic agents of darkness create the problem and the disease, and using their international medical connections they infect different countries of the world.

    Then they spread new stories in all the media to publicize it and create panic.

    Then when people begin to get sick and die, then they come out and sell the vaccines and drugs with which to treat the disease.

    By so doing, they profit from their evil against humanity and suffering of millions of human beings.

    This is a crime against humanity of the worst kind.

    Ikey Benney


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