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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Henry Niman who wrote (649689)	10/22/2004 1:59:19 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (2) of 769670

Thanks again.... Re: "In Asia a critical mass has been reached and dual infections are very high," I have heard that the 'unique' factor which serves to make Southeast Asia prime locus for flu evolution is created by cultural practices and population dynamics --- bringing large masses of a variety of farm animals (geese/ducks, chicken, pigs) into close proximity with each other and with masses of humans, in tropical/sub-tropical climes... thus promoting trans-species infections (as you noted above, "dual infections"). How important are water fowl in this triangle, do you think? (I doubt that the chickens or pigs run much risk of intermingling with their wild cousins... but the water fowl....) "Last year was very bad. This year will be much worse. In is definitely punctuation time." One can only hope that recombination does not result in the most virulent of outliers.... Aside from the direct impact on human health, a 'spanish flu' type scenario would produce a world-wide financial impact much greater then the events of 9-11.

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