# 2272
Orange, over at The Coming Influenza Pandemic? , has decided after nearly four years to end his blog.
Orange was one of the first bloggers to chronicle the avian flu story, and while I understand the reasons behind bringing the curtain down, this blog will be missed.
Here is the announcement on today's blog.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Curtain Please
After a mind-boggling 1,245 posts spread out over what is approaching four years, I've decided to put an end to this blog. There are several reasons for it. First, readership is reaching pretty low levels, compared to where it had been in other years. Second, I have been increasingly unable to get the blog updated and it now looks like it might be difficult to update consistently over the next two months. And finally, there are now plenty of other sources for this information.
I had hoped to make it to the end of four years, at least, but it was not to be.
Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting as much as you have. This has been a great experience. I've had contacts with publications, major media outlets, great comments from people from all over the world, and a huge amount of education on the topic. I was even the Yahoo! site of the day at one point.
I started the blog on December 27, 2004 because I was planning to follow some news feeds on bird flu, and figured I might as well post them, too. It lasted far longer and generated far more interest than I thought it would. In the beginning, if it hadn't been for Recombinomics, there are many days when there would have been no news.
There are also certainly other similar blogs that give a similar outlook to the topic. I would point you to:
Crofsblog
(The remainder of these links I have cribbed from Crofsblog's vacation post).
SophiaZoe's Pandemic Chronicle
Mike Coston's Avian Flu Diary
Ma Yingshen's Chen Qi
The Reveres' Effect Measure
Ed Hammond's Immunocompetent
Scott McPherson's Web Presence
Thanks everyone.
posted by Orange @ 10:25 AM
Thank you Orange, for being a pioneer in the flu blogging community.
Your dedication and vision over the years are deeply appreciated.
