Moments after I was asked for ideas on how to track the pandemic, I noticed the the BBC posted an interactive map showing the spread of swineflu

Update (April 29, 2009): Network World has posted 10 tips for swine flu planning, which is actually about how to respond rather than how to plan to spread the flu as the title might imply. Note that none of the steps mentions slaughter of all pigs. It seems to me that Egypt’s decision targets Christians and whether they intended it or not have now generated a whole new set of risks related to civil unrest and protest. This really should be about pig farms and health safety regulations, so forced slaughter seems like a waste of resources rather than a top ten approach to reduce risk.