The AP is not overly informed-yet, and the general public just doesn't want to hear it.
If you don't mind having your hair stand on end from shock for a week or two, go up into the pings section of FR and dig out the Avian Flu threads.
On July 31 (BJ time), Sichuan government has raised warning level of the so-called "Streptococcosis Suis". It warns the high risk of this disease. Government sent 50,000 immunity professionals to the region.
The message is sent through posters, before farmers did not know the disease until there were people infected around them.
By the time Boxun issues this message - 4pm (BJ time), XinHua News' web page still shows the death toll of July 30. There is only one item that was from yesterday. It seems that this warning is only for Sichuan Province.
The screen shot below: "I was from Neijiang, I asked the situation by phone, it was more serious than I thought, the fact is covered up...."
These bozos just need to use some modern veterinary care on their food animals. There's a simple vaccine for this.
http://www.thepigsite.com/BusinessDirectory/Focus.asp?Display=2780
Check this July 31 entry out.
Dr. Niman, whose site this is, is one of the most respected virologists in the country....but has been attacked as an "alarmist" because the source of the epidemic is really China.
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/07310502/H5N1_Export_Pandemic_China.html