All these new cases...

What do they have in common? Are they of the same exact sort? And what is that sort? Are these cases of H5N1 in humans the mutated mammal-friendly strain? Are they the one resistant to Tamiflu? And with each new human case, how much closer does it get to becoming the dreaded pandemic flu?

I'm having trouble finding answers to any of these questions. I assume this is because the experts themselves don't know. Of course, the virus type testing is the weak link in the chain, taking forever and delivering only yesterday's news, as it were. If people want to pump money into the medical research field, seems like the tests we use to determine what we're fighting could use a significant upgrade.