29 August 2007

When this thing jumps off...

The back burner... and infectious disease experts agree it's only a matter of time... it'll make SARS look like diaper rash.
-- WASHINGTON -- A mathematical analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

Health officials around the world agree that a pandemic of influenza is overdue, and they are most worried by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza that has been spreading through flocks from Asia to Africa.

"The world really may have dodged a bullet with that one, and the next time, we might not be so lucky," he added.

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