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October 06, 2004
Bird Flu risk extremely low
Mark Fraunfelder points out over at Boing Boing that the risk of catching bird flu in Asia is actually very low.
he truth is, from the last news clippings I have, that there have been 22 human fatalities in Vietnam and Thailand. The incidence of this cause of death is twice as high as the probability of dying in an airline accident -- but to keep this in perspective, you are 20 times more likely to be killed by lightning in Colorado than a Vietnam citizen is likely to die of bird flu!!
That's at least one thing to worry less about!
Posted by oren at October 6, 2004 04:21 PM