On AlterNet: flu

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Factory Farmed Meat Can Trigger a Global Pandemic That Wipes Out 60% of Those Infected

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. January 9, 2010.

The chicken and pork industries have wrought unprecedented changes in bird and swine flu. Billions could die in a deadly flu pandemic, the likes of which we have never seen.

Why Is the CDC Recommending Lysol For H1N1?

Lucinda Marshall, Reclaiming Medusa. January 7, 2010.

Another company in bed with the CDC, should be no surprise, but it's still ugly.

Despite Swine Flu Epidemic, Little Has Changed at the Border

Mariana Martinez, New America Media. May 4, 2009.

The US-Mexican border has seen little change in terms of screenings or public health surveillance measures.

Much Ado About the Flu: Is the Media Frenzy Justified?

Bart Laws, AlterNet. May 4, 2009.

So far, there's no indication that the "swine flu" is particularly dangerous, but the prospect of global catastrophe is attractive and exciting.