Couple of other things that I am concerned about this are some of the more extreme reactions that I am reading about. On one hand we have people calling for the closure of the border with Mexico and on the other we have the usual PETA types along with their white wine crowd allies that are using this as political tool to attack the farm and animal husbandry industry.
Guess it does not help when our vice president is contributing to the hysteria by his statements on not taking public transportation. I also feel sorry for the airline and tourism industries.
Anyway, I feel that this is something to keep an eye on – not to go into full bore panic mode. I would be especially concerned if the strain mutates into something stronger as the weather gets colder next fall.