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To: Henry Niman who wrote (693817)	7/25/2005 9:16:17 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Pretty ironic timing for this NYT headline... in light of your post. (Ah, well, incompetence in scientific matters is hardly unknown in the press....) ------------------------------------------------- July 25, 2005 China Bird-Flu Scare Ends By THE NEW YORK TIMES nytimes.com BEIJING, Monday, July 25 - Chinese and international health officials said Monday that they believed that the mysterious deaths of at least 17 farmers in western China were caused by a bacterial infection in pigs and not, as initially feared, by a new outbreak of the deadly avian influenza. The spate of deaths and illnesses began about four weeks ago in southwestern Sichuan Province. The state news media have reported at least 17 deaths; 41 patients have been hospitalized. Many of the dead were farmers who had recently slaughtered sick pigs or sheep, raising concerns about avian influenza, which also can be spread through pigs. But Robert Dietz, a spokesman for the World Health Organization, said doctors in Sichuan had identified streptococcus suis, a bacteria carried by pigs that can spread to humans, as the cause of the illnesses. * Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company