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Focus on燘ird Flu
How far "bird flu" virus has traveled down the evolutionary path to becoming a pandemic virus is unknown. Nor is it certain that the much-feared strain will ever acquire all the genetic features necessary for rapid, worldwide spread. Nevertheless, the similarities between the Spanish flu virus of 1918 and the H5N1 strain slowly spreading through Asia provide unusually concrete evidence of how dangerous the newer virus is.
--Changes Cited in Bird Flu Virus, The Washington Post, October 6, 2005
U.N. Urging Indonesia to Take Stronger Action Against Bird Flu
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- U.N. officials are urging Indonesia to take more aggressive steps to contain the bird flu epidemic in poultry before the current human outbreak escalates and spreads beyond the country‘s borders.
Key Stories
Heading Off Lethal Potential of Bird Flu
Scientists are closely tracking avian flu in hopes of aborting the bird-to-man transfer of disease.
The 1918 Flu
Resurrecting the deadly Spanish influenza virus of 1918 may prove to be a vital service to global public health.
Quick Facts
What is bird flu? Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a virus that is highly contagious among wild birds and often fatal to domesticated birds and poultry. TheH5N1 strain was first detected in humans in 1997 and has killed 60 people in Southeast Asia since 2003. How do humans get bird flu? The virus is spread through contact with infected birds or contaminated surfaces. However, risk of infection in humans islow and person-to-person transmission is rare. What is the pandemic threat? Scientists worry the H5N1 virus will mutate and become more easily spread from person to person, spurring apandemic.Advice for TravelersMore Bird Flu Facts
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Tracking Bird Flu
Health experts fear that Asia‘s bird flu outbreak could develop into a threat similar to the 1918 epidemic that killed tens of millions of people worldwide.
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Avian Flu Hits Europe
Experts worry about the lethal potential of "bird flu" -- its fatality rate outstrips any human flu epidemic on record.
The Debate
The latest editorials and opinion about the worldwide bird flu threat.
Dealing With the FluA Flu Hope, Or Horror?Whistling Past the Fault LinePandemic Preparedness‘Whatever It Costs‘
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Discussions
Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 1:30 ET: Scientists Fear Possible Flu PandemicTranscript: Outlook: Flu Threat Exaggerated?Transcript: PBS Wide Angle: ‘H5N1: Killer Flu‘Transcript.: Outlook: Flu Vaccine
Official Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization  World Health Organization
TRAVEL Q & A: You and the Bird Flu (Post, October 23, 2005, Page P03)
Europe Maps Out the Threat of Advancing Bird Flu (Post, October 21, 2005, Page A17)
Indonesia Neglected Bird Flu Until Too Late, Experts Say (Post, October 20, 2005, Page A01)
Swiss Firm May Cede Bird Flu Drug Rights (Post, October 19, 2005, Page A13)
Bird Flu: How Big A Threat?: Some Pandemic Fears More Realistic Than Others (Post, October 18, 2005, Page HE01)
Bird Influenza Confirmed on Farm in Romania (Post, October 16, 2005, Page A19)
Bird Flu Virus That Is Drug-Resistant Is Found in Vietnamese Girl (Post, October 15, 2005, Page A09)
EU Says Deadly Asia燘ird Flu Found in Turkey (Post, October 14, 2005, Page A12)
Officials Bolstering Plans to Fight a Deadly Flu (Post, October 13, 2005, Page VA03)
Nations to Discuss Potential Flu Pandemic: U.S. Hosts 80 Countries in Effort to Develop Means to Minimize Outbreak (Post, October 7, 2005, Page A01)
Changes Cited in Bird Flu Virus: Deadly Strain Acquiring Mutations Similar to Those in Reconstructed 1918 Virus (Post, October 6, 2005, Page A03)
Avian Flu Virus Growing Similar to Lethal ‘Spanish Flu‘: Researchers Have Reconstructed the 1918 Virus (Post, October 5, 2005; 4:21 PM)
MedImmune, NIH Team Up on Bird Flu Vaccines (Post, September 29, 2005, Page D04)
Indonesia Braces for Bird Flu Epidemic: Health Minister Issues Warning as Two More Suspected Cases End in Death (Post, September 22, 2005, Page A16)
Bird Flu Suspected at Big Russian Farm: Presence of Deadly Virus, if Verified, Would Be the Nation‘s Biggest Outbreak (Post, August 21, 2005, Page A15)
Bird Flu Could Be Stopped -- If Everything Is Aligned Right (Post, August 4, 2005, Page A16)
Bird Flu Deaths Sow Panic In Wealthy Jakarta Suburb: Officials Have Not Found Source of Outbreak (Post, July 25, 2005, Page A16)
Unknown Illness Kills Nine Chinese Farmers: Deaths Could Be Linked to Outbreaks of Bird Flu in Nine Asian Countries (Post, July 24, 2005, Page A18)
Indonesia Reports Its First Known Human Fatalities From Bird Flu Virus (Post, July 21, 2005, Page A20)
China Has Not Shared Crucial Data On Bird Flu Outbreaks, Officials Say (Post, July 19, 2005, Page A15)
Deadly Flu Strain Shows Up in Migratory Birds: Scientists‘ Discovery Gives Rise to Fears the Virus Could Spread Beyond East Asia (Post, July 7, 2005, Page A02)
Countries Hit by Bird Flu Have Little Medicine to Treat Humans: As Rich Nations Stock Up, Asians Unprepared for Pandemic (Post, July 6, 2005, Page A09)
A COOK‘S GARDEN: Nourished Body and Soul (Post, June 23, 2005, Page H07)
China Denies Promoting Use of Drug on Chickens (Post, June 22, 2005, Page A17)
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