We need to embrace and celebrate Diversity.
Oh, for the days of Ellis Island.
Hey Minnesota! Welcome to the Turd World!
May it spread into Washington D.C. and clean house.
My old friend, Lassa. I see someone coveted the virus in Minnesota. This one will spread like wild fire if containment is lax.
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...
“which indicates that the disease has been successfully stopped from spreading locally”
So far....
This could be very bad if it gets established in a city with a large rat population, such as DC.