Holes In The Canvas

Oncce again, we have that reminder that H5N1 is lurking around every corner.

A 19-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing after coming into contact with poultry, health authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong said on Tuesday.

This human H5N1 case would be China's first in almost a year. Experts said while the case was not unexpected as the virus is more active during the cooler months between October and March, it points to holes in surveillance of the virus in poultry.

Of course the article goes on to remind us that China, with hundreds of millions of farmers raising chickens in their backyard, is a real threat, and that alli diet pills might just hold the key to the universe.