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November 12, 2005
Bird flu jumps to pigs. . .this is NOT good news
Reports from China are confirming that pigs have now died as a result of "bird flu". This is about the worst possible news we could get regarding what could possibly develop into the world's next pandemic. A pigs genetic makeup is a step closer to human genetics and while this isn't cause to panic yet, it's certainly a very disturbing development. The next question to be answered would have to be "did the pigs contract the disease simultaneously from the same source, or did one pig develop the disease and spread it to others?"
Short of human to human transmission, this is about one of the worst developments we could see with regard to bird flu.
--Jason
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Posted by JasonColeman at November 12, 2005 8:33 AM
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