Monday, January 19, 2009

Bird Flu Coming?

Remember avian bird flu? It killed millions of birds several years ago - including nearly wiping out the poultry farms of the Fraser Valley at that time. If that weren't enough, we have a complication that should move us to prayer. These are indeed challenging times we are living in.
BEIJING, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A two-year-old girl has been confirmed to be infected with bird flu in north China's Shanxi Province, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, citing a provincial government official, in the second case in as many weeks....
The H5N1 remains largely a disease among birds but experts fear it could change into a form that is easily transmitted from person to person,

You can read the rest here There is not a pandemic, but only something to be aware of so that we can pray into it.

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