Swine Flu symptoms reported throughout New Zealand

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00a.m.

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Swine Flu symptoms are now being reported throughout New Zealand from Auckland to Otago, and the Government says it is treating the scare as if it's the real thing.

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31 Jul 2009 11:57a.m.

Harika Hippolite wrote:

Hey there i just want to know the death rates in New Zealand or worldwide if possible.

Thank you

28 Apr 2009 06:53p.m.

Holly wrote:

For this particular incarnation of swine flu to transfer to humans would have taken a fairly complicated series of events. A pig with swine flu would have had to come into contact with a human with “human” flu and then the two viruses would have had to hybridize in the pig. Eventually a new strain of flu would be created that could be caught by humans, and would perhaps be carried back to humans via flies.

http://guanabee.com/2009/04/where-did-swine-flu-come-from

28 Apr 2009 06:48p.m.

Oliver wrote:

This is man made! How can a flu from Europe and the bird flu from Asia all of a sudden end up in pigs in Mexico? Very shady indeed. This just doesn't happen overnight, and the World Health Organization would have been tracking all three influenza's. This is UN people reduction.

Firstly I would like to say that I needed to amend this for my own personal sanity. secondly the end of this statement doesn't make much sense, as 'UN people reduction' from what? a reduction from what?

Look to be honest when we all get hysterical over something not yet confirmed then all that will happen is the masses of ignorant people in this country will have some new information to tout as intellectual and informed, in all honest the media will blow this out of proportion without actually informing the public on how to handle the situation.

What I am quizzical about is how Rangitoto College got it so wrong? How does the administration and the traveling party go to a country so blindly without assessing the risks and making allowances for them productively and accurately?

Serious questions need to be asked over that I would have to think.

27 Apr 2009 09:54p.m.

Glenn wrote:

This is man made. How can a flue from Europe and the bird flue from Asia all of a suddon end up in pigs in Mexico. Very shadie indead. This just dosent happen overnight and the World Health organisation would have been tracking all three influenzas. This is UN people reduction.