Is it any surprise?

[funeralcrasher]

Scientists have traced the genetic lineage of the new H1N1 swine flu to a strain that emerged in 1998 in U.S. factory farms, where it spread and mutated at an alarming rate. Experts warned then that a pocket of the virus would someday evolve to infect humans, perhaps setting off a global pandemic.

Full article on Wired: Swine Flu Ancestor Born on U.S. Factory Farms

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No, not really. Just wait until all the genetically modified chickens come home to roost.