Here is a small excerpt from Tenpenny's book (pp. 16-17):
"Old player in a new game"
..."The first highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was isolated on the Italian peninsula in 1878. Like many immigrants of the Ellis Island era, "Flow Plague" as it became known, reached the shores of the U.S. via New York City sometime in 1924. The initial outbreak, along with another that occurred five years later, was contained through the destruction of the poultry stock in the entire area."
"It is presumed that when a highly pathogenic influenza virus is found in a flock, the virus will be transmitted indefinitely through the stool of the birds. Complete destruction of all the birds is considered to be the only option for eradicating the outbreak, even if the birds show no sign of the infection. That practice continues today with the large-scale culling of flocks used to eliminate the presence of the virus."
"Records show that since 1959, there have been 21 reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza worldwide. The majority have occurred in Europe, with a few emerging in Mexico and Canada. Of the 21 incidents, five resulted in significant losses to regional economies. Minor outbreaks occurred sporadically throughout the U.S. and abroad until 1983, when a major epidemic of highly pathogenic H5N2 appeared on farms in rural Pennsylvania. Two years and $70 million later, the outbreak had been controlled. However, nearly 17 million birds -- mostly chickens and domestic ducks -- had been destroyed, leading to escalated consumer costs of approximately $350 million, mostly due to a 30 percent jump in retail egg prices."
"In another part of the world and nearly ten years later (2001), H5N1 viruses were isolated at the Western Wholesale Food Market in Hong Kong from geese imported into the central slaughterhouse. Widespread testing was undertaken and many birds throughout the province were found to be positive, prompting authorities to order the slaughter of virtually all poultry -- chickens, ducks, geese, and quail -- in the territory. The slaughter cost the farms and markets across the region more than $10 million."
..."In February 2004, an outbreak of H5N2 viruses afflicted poultry on a single farm in Gonzales County, located in south-central Texas. Detected through routine monitoring for the presence of influenza viruses, the affected birds were quarantined and the area was disinfected. The quarantine was lifted March 26, 2004, and, after five days, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the Texas outbreak had been completely eradicated."
..."The preceding chronology illustrates that avian influenza outbreaks have occurred in the U.S. wth varying degrees of severity for many years. Taken in context, there is a very real concern for economic losses to the poultry industry. If the presence of H5N1 is detected in U.S. flocks, the financial consequences to the poultry sector could be dire. However the nation and the economy have weathered HpA1 outbreaks in the past; this is nothing new. Keep that in mind -- and don't panic -- if and when the media starts hawking the "arrival of H5N1" in this country."
Ingri Cassel and Don Harkins are mentioned by Dr. Tenpenny in the forward to her book. Cassel and Harkins are good friends of mine who happen to be investigative journalists, and it was these two who told me about Sherri's book.
Sherri's offices mysteriously burned shortly after the publication of this book, but thankfully, she was up and running in no time and she continues to speak out about the bird flu hype.
Dr. Tenpenny is to be commended for writing the truth about the avian bird flu hype scam.