Avian Influenza Confirmed

On Saturday the South Korean government confirmed its first avian influenza outbreak in 3 years. As I mentioned before this is going on in the city of Iksan, just a short hop from us here in Gunsan. We've been warned to wash our hands and faces whenever we go home. First it's Kim Jong-il and his nuke testing and now its bird flu...I'm beginning to feel that it's not quite safe here. Last time there was an avian influenza outbreak some South Koreans claimed that the virus simply can't cope with their strong immune systems, powered by their national dish, kimchi...or something like that. I'm not sure about the exact details about how kimchi defeats avian influenza but apparently it does. It must have been an oversight on the government's part in not mentioning eating massive amounts of kimchi along with washing our hands and faces as part of the action plan to contain the virus. I'm sure this will be corrected soon.