On Bird Flu ...

One of my early Rank entries points out how unequipped and underfunded developing nations are when it come to tackling the avian flu virus. What's more astounding is the cavalier attitude among wealthier nations when it comes to protecting their own populace from something that, were it to get out of control, would be far more problematic than any of the real or imagined threats we hear so much about. More in The Guardian.