Tsunami aftermath: SMS alert against eating sea food

Alert messages are being beamed through cellular phones to strictly avoid eating sea foods, as a dangerous virus is being spread through them, as a result of the tsunami tidal waves across the Indian ocean, reports New Kerala.

The alert message warned saying: "+very dangerous virus Zulican virus is being spreading through sea food. So please avoid eating sea foods+".

As the SMS was being flashed, offices of news papers and news agencies started receiving phone calls to know the fact about the issue.

The origin of the message, however was not immediately known, as it was being circulated by friends and known circles".

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emily | 7:11 AM | Tsunamis, South East Asia |
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