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If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[Bigg Red]

FTA: Possibly the local guards are less reliable than you may expect. This is Africa.”

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This comment by the commander of the ship says it all. Not wise to rely on the locals to be honest and to be watching our for your interests.