Chicken flu seems out of hand

Casualties among humans have not been reported from China, but tens of millions of chickens have been destroying in an effort to contain the chicken flu in China, write media this morning. Outbreaks of the deadly virus have been seen in eleven separate places in eight provinces, making it harder than ever to contain the disease.
SARS is also appearing again, although in terms of numbers (4) it seems more under control than the chicken flu.
Especially the geographical spread is worrying. Outbreaks have occurred in distant places like Zhejiang, Xinjiang and Hubei Provinces. The official newswire Xinhua reported that local officials said the spread of the disease was under control: not a reassuring sign. Those signals hide equally widespread panic.