Monday, September 6, 2010

Why bird flu didn't become a pandemic

Washington, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Washington, Sep 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that why irrespective of the 2005 outbreak of the H5N1 'bird flu' virus in South East Asia, it didn't' turn into a pandemic.


Scientists have shown why the global spread of bird flu by direct migration of wildfowl is unlikely.


They have also provided a new framework for quantifying the risk of avian-borne diseases.

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