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To: Jumper who wrote (499)	12/22/1997 1:36:00 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

health club, huh? Trying to firm up... tighten up that flabby body? It'll never work YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TIGHT!!! TLC

To: Jumper who wrote (499)	12/22/1997 1:55:00 PM
From: Defrocked	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

Eddie welcomes a new poster to SI. Message 3023291

To: Jumper who wrote (499)	12/22/1997 3:20:00 PM
From: MythMan	Respond to of 86076

J, they shoot chickens, don't they? If not, they should exterminate them. Politicians urge wider screening for bird flu that has killed three The Associated Press 12/22/97 11:39 AM Eastern HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong politicians jumped into the debate today over a bird flu that can infect humans, while chicken farmers begged the government to reassure the public that cooked poultry is safe. Legislators urged wider screening of flu patients for the new strain, which has left three people dead and a fourth in critical condition. Others demanded more information about incidence of the flu on mainland Chinese chicken farms that supply Hong Kong. A delegation from the Hong Kong Farmers' Association met with officials of the Agriculture and Fisheries Department and appealed for greater efforts to offset public panic over the disease. Chicken sales have plunged in recent weeks as more cases have been reported of humans infected with the A H5N1 virus, previously found only in birds. Health authorities identified a new case of human infection, a 6-year-old boy who was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. They also confirmed an earlier suspected case, bringing the total of confirmed victims to nine. Of these, three people have died, two have recovered and the rest remain hospitalized. The farmers association said Hong Kong has approximately 60 chicken farms with a total of 1.25 million chickens. Association officials were quoted Sunday by the South China Morning Post as saying that overall chicken sales in Hong Kong have fallen 70 percent, and that members are considering killing their flocks because they can't afford to feed them. Chicken sales normally would have been especially high because today was the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, which Hong Kong people traditionally mark with a chicken dinner. Only scattered cases of infection with the A H5N1 virus have been reported on Hong Kong chicken farms in recent months. However, most of the chicken consumed in Hong Kong comes from mainland China, and officials there have refused to comment publicly on incidence of the virus in chickens or humans. Doctors have said it is safe to eat cooked poultry, but that it may not be safe to handle birds that have the virus. Many people in Hong Kong buy their chickens live and kill and pluck them at home because they prefer fresh meat. Investigators are still not sure if the virus can be transmitted from one person to another. Huang Chen-ya, a doctor and former legislator from the Democratic Party, was quoted in the South China Morning Post as calling for mass screening of patients with general flu symptoms. "It is vitally important we learn more about this virus, and the only way it can be done is through widespread screening," he was quoted as saying. "We are only getting an obscure picture from these few cases." Hong Kong health officials said last week they had devised several rapid tests for detecting the virus but planned to use them only on people sick enough to be admitted to hospitals.