Rap, I miss the significance of the 1956 Hungarian Revolt in connection with alarm in this country. The main problem there is that our government did NOT help.

The reason I mentioned that Alaska doesn't have a poultry industry is that I figure that wild fowl won't have as much chance at infecting chickens where there are fewer chickens.

I agree that hysteria-mongering is counter productive. But Jeri makes a good point in what has happened in the past in this country.

I'm of the opinion and mindset that when a flu - any flu - sets in a community anyone coming down with something should