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From: Speaking Tour <speakingt...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:36:36 -1000
Local: Sun, Apr 26 2009 12:36 pm
Subject: Swine flu and industrialized animal agriculture
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A few commentators have noted the role that "factory farming" may be
playing in the emergence of zoonotic swine flu viruses, including the
one now spreading in North America:

Here are my comments:
http://www.humanesociety.org/farm/news/ournews/swine_flu.html

And two others that have recently blogged about the possibility:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/swine-flu-outbreak----nat_b...

http://www.grist.org/article/2009-04-25-swine-flu-smithfield/

The World Health Organization has now declared swine flu a public
health emergency. To stay on top of this serious development I
recommend the following sources:

http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/
http://www.newfluwiki2.com/frontPage.do
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/

--
Michael Greger, M.D.
Director, Public Health and Animal Agriculture
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
direct line: (202) 676-2361
fax: (202) 676-2372
http://www.birdflubook.org


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