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Now a cat has the bird flu.. By DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer 42 minutes ago BERLIN - The deadly strain of bird flu was confirmed Tuesday in a cat in northern Germany, the first time the virus has been identified in a mammal in the 25 nations of the European Union. The cat was on the northern island of Ruegen, where most of the more than 100 wild birds infected by the H5N1 strain were found, the Friedrich Loeffler institute said. The cat was found dead over the weekend and then tested positive for H5N1, laboratory leader Thomas Mettenleiter said. In Geneva, World Health Organization spokeswoman Maria Cheng said this was the first time she knows of an animal other than a bird being infected in Europe. Tigers and leopards were infected by H5N1 in Thailand, where they were fed chicken carcasses in a zoo. Bird flu infections also have been confirmed in January in humans in the Asian part of Turkey. Twenty-one people in the country tested positive for the H5N1 strain, and four children died. It is not clear whether cats can pass the disease to humans, Cheng said. "We know that mammals can be infected by H5N1, but we don't know what this means for humans," she said. Mettenleiter said there are no known cases of the virus moving from cats to humans, but he still cautioned pet owners on Ruegen to keep their cats inside for now. "An infection of humans, which theoretically cannot be ruled out, could probably only occur with very intimate contact to infected animals," Mettenleiter said. In addition to the large cats infected in Thailand, three house cats near Bangkok were found to be infected with the virus in February 2004. In that case, officials said one cat ate a dead chicken on a farm where there was a bird flu outbreak, and the virus apparently spread to the others. The H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus was detected in a fifth German state — Bavaria, where wild birds were infected. The Friedrich Loeffler institute determined that two wild birds found in the southern state tested positive for the strain, state officials said. The first cases of H5N1 in Germany were found on Ruegen in mid-February. The World Health Organization on Monday raised its official tally of human bird flu cases worldwide to 173, including 93 deaths. Almost all human deaths from bird flu have been linked to contact with infected birds. Meanwhile, the United States has banned poultry and live bird shipments from southeast France, where H5N1 was found in turkeys, officials said Tuesday. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the ban applies only to Ain, not to all of France. Japan and Hong Kong have suspended imports of all French poultry. ___ Associated Press reporter Alexander G. Higgins in Geneva contributed to this report.

Full house was from March 27, 1965. This session is from June 25, 1962. wes

Can anyone tell me what is this session is "At Tsubo-Berkeley, California". I have never heard of this one till today and I pride myself on having everyting Wes recorded.

A government study which the tax payers paid for.

I sent a PM.

Bill Dickey Tickey Dick Andy Dick

HAve a good one.

LOL. I guess the gods are playing with us. Single digits where I am.

What about Petie from the Little Rascals"? Wasn't that a Pit Bull? He didn't seem aggressive.

I am hoping for Firday. With Andrew Hill's lung cancer, I want to see him now. Not sure if he will still tour during his treatment.

Maria Schreiber Arnold Schartnager Arnold the pig

That would be nice to see.

I'm going, but don't know yet what day I could make. I am trying to make Thur or Fri.

How do you remove them? Do you just pull them out one at a time?

Ouch, that's all I have to say.

Thanks for this. It gets me ready for his shows at Birdland next week. I'll be there.

All the best and many more.

Did Steve McQueen show up?

This debate will never have an resolution. Those against it, you may have a change of heart if it happen close to you. When I was 5 back in 1968, my cousin also 5 was killed by a pedophile, he went to a mental hosiptal and did 3 years. He lawyers said he was crazzy and the courts agreed. After 3 years the doctors said he was rehabilitated and was safe to be let back into society. In 1972 two more kids were found buried in his back yard. He was senteance to life without any chance of getting out. This is a tough one. My aunt even today would have no problem taking that 9 iron to his head.

Now we're moving into the relm of the political forum.

Tony Bennett Tony Soprano Tony Rome

But what about those repeater?

That will make my list of stuff to get. Always enjoy Joe Pass. I miss his playing. To have this will fill that gap.

February 17, 2006 and it hit 57 F. in New York. This is wrong. I should be freezing my ass off.

Miriam Udel Lambert Dave Lambert Dave Holland