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Eight Arrests Increase Alarm Over Bird Flu Deaths in China
Recombinomics Commentary
June 5, 2005
>> On June 5, 2005, Chengdu retransmits Xining to retransmit the news, when carries on the epidemic situation news verifies, participates in nine young center eight people which the Qinghai birds and beasts flu information disclosed already to be arrested:
Pakistan uneven Soinam 26 year old of Xining Ji in June 4 day and night are arrested in Xining (abundant news boxun.com)
Wang Daiqi 31 year old of Xining Ji in June 4 day and night are arrested in Xining
South the rope prosperously reaches 29 year old of Lhasa Ji on June 3 in the small north lake to be arrested
Wears South of Tibet 26 year old of Chengdu Ji on June 3 in the small north lake to be arrested
The cloth and the forest 30 years old make to breathe out Ji on June 3 to be arrested in Gill Meng
Day Qinghai 28 year old of Lanzhou Ji on June 4 is arrested in Gangcha County
White horse with a black mane Dan river 33 year old of 乌兰 county Ji on June 4 is arrested in Gangcha County
Sun Chengjie 31 year old of Golmud Ji on June 3 blue is arrested in 伊克 the storehouse <<
The above detail on the eight arrests indicates that they are eight of the nine who have been reporting on H5N1 in Qinghai. All of the arrests are shortly after the release of the May 27 photos showing 1000's of dead or dying birds on Bird Island.
The two pictures include a long shot with no birds flying, and a closer shot with birds sitting. Very few birds are standing and many of the non-standing birds may already be dead.
The pictures suggest that the list detailing the deaths of over 8000 waterfowl may be low. H5N1 rarely kills waterfowl, so the massive die-off in and around Qinghai Lake is unprecedented.
The arrest of those providing information is cause for concern. China has issued blanket denials and provided little detail on reported human cases. Even for the bird cases, where H5N1 has been isolated and sequenced, only general information indicating the sequences are different than H5N1 in Southeast Asia has been released.
The deaths of over 1000 water birds infected with H5N1 have been acknowledged. The 1000 deaths are cause for concern, and require an investigations. China's arrest of those providing independent information increases the alarm level.
Only an investigation by third parties will end the speculation on the massive bird die-off and potential spread to humans.
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