FLIR Systems: A Swine Flu Update

By Andrew Horowitz, Seeking Alpha

While we are hearing horror stories about visitors suspected of having Swine Flu being taken and quarantined within China, we are seeing the reported cases of the Swine Flu on the rise. Surely these are not the total cases, as we are told that only a fraction are actually diagnosed.

The good news is that while we are seeing a spike over the past week in cases, the Death-to-Case ratio is continuing to decline.

We are also hearing a good deal of news pertaining to the precautions that are being taken and the latest technology lending a hand to airport screeners/quarantine officers. These are infrared and heat sensitive cameras that can scan people for heat/fevers as they pass by. The company that is supplying a good deal of these is FLIR Systems (FLIR).

CBS NEWS CLIP on FLIR SYSTEMS CAMERA

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