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Scary fucking shit. And, for once, not overtly political.

( Full text of story on cutaway because startribune.com requires registration... )

For the record, Osterholm is a highly-renowned epidemiologist, with a long track record of public service, who's always struck me as a level-headed and sane kind of guy. When he says the potential bird flu epidemic could be "the most catastrophic thing in my lifetime," keep in mind he's someone who has been for many years deeply involved in in dealing with AIDS and the consequences thereof.

OK, I'm sufficiently freaked now, and should go to bed.