[beckett]

Steven Den Beste at USS Clueless had some interesting stuff on this yesterday. It seems Chinese farming conditions, and the mixure of avian and hog virus in unsantitary conditions, explains much of why so many new viruses arise in China and Southeast Asia.

[razorback-bert]

Poor sanitation and nutrition breed disease, most of the increase in human life span is attributed to better living conditions.

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

"It seems Chinese farming conditions, and the mixure of avian and hog virus in unsantitary conditions, explains much of why so many new viruses arise in China and Southeast Asia. "

Good cover, and a good place to plant the seeds.