Bird Flu outbreak

As we posted in our Odds and Ends article on January 24th, the bird flu is something to be taken seriously.

The story is finally getting some legs (in America).

ABC News has a piece entitled Bird Flu Outbreak Is Deadliest on Record. The piece points out how miserable Thailand is now with it’s second death of a boy due to the outbreak.

The Seattle Time is addressing the story with a close up entitled An ounce of prevention: Why bird flu has put health officials on alert . The article examines the same fears that we shared in our 1/24/04 article.

The Boston Globe’s Madeline Drexler wrote a very good piece that states the virus is “smoldering”.

An article from Rueters UK’s Charie Villa points out how difficult it is going to be, and how long it will take, to develop a vaccine in the piece, Bird flu vaccine will take months to develop.

CNN gives the basics in a bullet point format entitled, Bird Flu Fact Sheet.

The Washington Post recognizes the pandemic potential in its article, A Horror Script For Health Officials.

The New Scientist has a similar article to most that are out there, but is a quick read and update at, NewScientist.com.

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