Armin Roerhl has plotted a graph of the mentions of H5N1 in media over the past three days. I hope he keeps track indefinitely.
Meanwhile, I've noticed that googling "H5N1" produces about 7.2 million hits, up from 4 million just a few weeks ago.
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