Wednesday, August 03, 2005

New Scientist Breaking News - Flu pandemic: lethal yet preventable

New Scientist Breaking News - Flu pandemic: lethal yet preventable: "Flu pandemic: lethal yet preventable


If Asian bird flu mutates into a form that spreads easily between humans, an outbreak of just 40 infected people would be enough to cause a global pandemic. And within a year half of the world’s population would be infected with a mortality rate of 50%, according to two studies released on Wednesday."

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