162 suspected bird flu cases in Iraq????

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http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=77169

Wow! I wonder how many will actually turn out to be BF, if any? And

how accurate is the reporting coming out of Iraq? This could be

nothing more than a panic reaction to the first case, but it is hard to

tell at this point.

If it is real and H2H is occurring, I wonder how efficient the control

system can be in a country with the security situation that exists in

Iraq today. Will U.S. troops be assigned to go to the crisis area and

enforce quarantines and poultry culling? Lots of interesting scenarios

to think about.