We need to develop robotic unmanned MAVs; Micro-air Vehicles to stay within the bird populations. As the migratory birds contract the H5N1 Bird Flu Virus stain and travel they will introduce this to the mosquito population and to local birds. Once this occurs we will have a problem with our chicken populations. Recently China admitted over 160 people died and will eventually admit it was actually nearly 800 people. 13,000 birds have been incinerated and this is only in the Western Province of Qinghai; there is also an outbreak in Southern China too. Quinghai Lake is a stopping point for birds from all over heading North for winter, some came from Vietnam but birds are known to stop at this point from all over Asia. China is not as concerned as the rest of the world and they believe 160 people is not significant as they still have 1.3 Billion more where they came from.
The birds will migrate with the disease both North and West and mix with livestock birds too. When the birds are done they will return to places all throughout Asia.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/24/content_445342.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/09/content_450027.htm
It is only a matter of time until one bird in North America gets the strain and gives it to another and then folks its here and it will kill people. Europe is really worried and boy should they be, birds are known to migrate to Eastern Europe too.
The H5N1 strain rarely kills waterfowl in the wild. This means things have gotten way out of hand in the Lake at Qinghai. The die off of waterfowl appears to be 8,000 plus and that is just the waterfowl.
By introducing Micro Air Vehicles to migrate with the populations we can get the birds to steer around major cities and areas with Chicken farms. By developing and social robot MAV we can prevent the Canadian Geese and Northern migratory birds from delivering the disease in the United States or from taking an outbreak here to our Canadian neighbors. A robotic MAV can serve as a useful tool to interact with the birds to prevent the spread of the disease by modifying their behavior. If not we will end up killing these migratory birds and culling and/or incinerating almost our entire chicken population like the did in Vietnam. Think about it, this strain kills people too. We will have no choice when it comes. The time to work on this is now. We have the technology and we need to get flying on it.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs
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