Posted on 02/08/2012 3:13:50 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
Thousands of cows, sheep and goats have been infected with a flu-like virus across Germany, with the number of infected herds increasing sharply over the weekend. According to a report in Bild newspaper, the number of herds infected with the Schmallenberg virus has jumped from 34 to 314 since Friday, and more and more farms are reporting premature births and deformed baby animals since the virus hit.
Eight cow herds, 12 goat herds and as many as 294 sheep herds have been affected by the virus so far, mostly in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, but individual cases have also been found in 11 other German states.
According to the report, it is only a matter of time until the whole of Germany is affected.
Experts are predicting an increase in the number of infected animals in the spring, when the young are born.
The virus is transmitted by insect bites and
(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...
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I’m interested in all this ‘virus’ stuff. We know virus doesn’t have a cure and it’s the perfect tool for a pandemic of mass killing.
We’ve seen the bird flu, the pig flu, mad cow disease. And then there were, and still are, those who fear the flu shots because of ‘what could be put in them.
So far I’ve got one every year and survived - and don’t get colds, lol.
My comment in #1 explains info in study found, source etc
I’m not James Oscar, just felt his thread had a ‘connection’ to this one.
Yes, I understood, just posted a name to the link..thanks
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I have had mixed results with flu shots
Horrible results at Fort Jackson years ago
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Just that one time at Fort Jackson or several times? Did you ‘get’ the flu?
I’ve never had one bad reaction and it seems to prevent me from getting colds - which is great!
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