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Tracking the next pandemic: Avian Flu Talk

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    Posted: March 14 2015 at 5:41pm
Interesting to see it in a headline


H7N9 Bird Flu Has the Makings of a Pandemic Virus

Sci-Tech Today-13 Mar 2015
The H7N9 flu emerged in humans in eastern China in February 2013, sickening 133 people and killing about a third of them before winding ...
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I think it's significant that the new H7N9 clade found in Guangdong is being transmitted to humans far more efficiently that the other two. That may have prompted new fears given that province's history of producing pandemic viruses.
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"Any community that fails to prepare, with the expectation that the federal government will come to the rescue, will be tragically wrong." Michael Leavitt, HHS Secretary.
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Silent spread of bird flu raises pandemic fears

ABC Science Online-11 Mar 2015
The findings, published today in Nature, raise fears of a bird flu pandemic, as the sheer size of this disease reservoir increases the likelihood of ...

Doctor fears global flu pandemic "long overdue"

The Sunshine Coast Daily-10 Mar 2015
DOCTORS are preparing for what could be a deadly flu season with apandemic long overdue. Ann Street Family Medical GP Wayne Herdy ..

  1. Will Egypt unleash another flu pandemic?

    Nature Middle East-12 Mar 2015
    Avian flu cases have soared in Egypt, and now experts say bad practices, lack of information and lax policies could lead to an H5N1pandemic.

  2. Getting Ready For The Next Flu Pandemic, With Ebola On The Side ...

    Seeking Alpha (registration)-13 Mar 2015
    Quiet on the influenza front leads to complacency, with antibiotics being prescribed preferentially to antivirals; CDC says this is a bad idea.

  3. WHO warns of pandemics worse than 2009 swine flu outbreak

    International Business Times UK-28 Feb 2015
    The world is highly vulnerable to a severe flu pandemic and governments should increase surveillance, vigilance and preparedness, the World ...
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