Perhaps it’s time to start getting concerned

(Via Drudge)

I’ve been watching the “bird flu” story with a cross of interest and amusement. Interest because it is important from a survivalist point of view; amusement due to the near-hysteric play it’s received in some of the non-mainstream press.

Maybe it’s time to be less amused:

Scientists in Vietnam believe the H5N1 bird flu strain has mutated, allowing it to breed more effectively in mammals, though not necessarily in humans, online newspaper VnExpress said yesterday.