Comments on: There is (probably) Swine Flu in Minnesota; One death elsewhere in US.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:56:46 +0000

Egypt did have a problem like this a few decades ago where something .... can't remember what ... was transmitting a virus

An epidemic of Rift Valley fever in Egypt

By: miah

miah — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:14:15 +0000

i hope its not in minnesota but if its not a huge deal!

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:54:45 +0000

Well, you need two pieces of info on this: 1) Almost everybody in Egypt is Halal, so there probably re not many pigs there, and 2) Egypt did have a problem like this a few decades ago where something …. can’t remember what … was transmitting a virus and they didn’t kill them all and maybe are thinking this time they’d better.

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:16:43 +0000

Wow, the Egyptians are killing the pigs? Even though it’s human-human transmission is sustained? That’s smart.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:11:30 +0000

There is (probably) Swine Flu in Minnesota

I'm not blaming this case of swine flu on Michele Bachmann, I just think it's an interesting coincidence that it occurred in her district.