by Col Quisp » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:28 am
How ironic, as I said several months ago, that Turkey (a fowl) is where the mutation hops to humans. There are 15 suspected cases there now, with one death. Not yet confirmed as H5N1, but highly likely. The dead boy's siblings are critically ill as well. Familial clusters such as this signal efficient human-to-human transmission. See recombinomics.com for more info.<br><br>A co-worker told me today her mother-in-law just returned from China and has a "respiratory ailment." hmmm. I think I won't be going to lunch with her in the near future!<br><br>It's time to buy supplies and hunker down, what with this, the pending Iran conflict, Sharon's "assassination," and everything else coming to a head this year. The days are getting shorter, my friends.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>