I'm not the one who modded you down, but I'll bite. You have a problem with the author's irreverence towards virus outbreaks in Africa. Regardless of whether t

I'm not the one who modded you down, but I'll bite. You have a problem with the author's irreverence towards virus outbreaks in Africa. Regardless of whether this is "correct", it is not of interest to (some large proportion of) readers here. If you want to criticise the authors' tone, the comments attached to his own blog may be a more effective venue.