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http://chicago.metblogs.com [Metroblogging Chicago] Marty, I've been doing book research on the 1918 influenza pandemic for the past couple of years and there is plenty to worry about. In the span of just a few months nearly a quarter of the world's population was wiped out by a strain of the flu that was so easily passed that they banned all public gatherings, even funerals.

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RatcliffeBlog””Mitch's Open Notebook[RatcliffeBlog””Mitch's Open Notebook] Vote yes, please: A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday sought to add nearly $4 billion to the U.S. fight against the deadly avian flu, with most of the money to be used to stock up on an anti-viral drug.

[Perceptric Forum :: Main Page] Indonesia struggles with Bird flu.: Recombinomics points out "the latest confirmed H5N1 fatality was initially misdiagnosed as having dengue fever...Thus far this year Indonesia has recorded 538 fatalities from dengue fever....

4webresults.comhttp://4webresults.com [4webresults.com] Candian Blogger Crawford Kilian Talks About H5N1 Bird Flu ...: I found Crawford Kilian, who has some information about H5N1 or avian flu, also called bird flu, that you should listen to. Now he's not a medical expert on this topic;

Kolkatabirds.com[Kolkatabirds.com] Birds of Kolkata: Avian Influenza or Bird Flu and India: WHO and influenza experts worldwide are concerned that the recent appearance and widespread distribution the avian influenza virus, Influenza A/H5N1, has the potential to ignite the next pandemic which could endanger millions of people worldwide if it acquires the ability to pass easily from human to human[14]. What is certain is that, if the virus spreads to other countries, it will decimate poultry industries.

http://www.drmartinwilliams.com [Drmartinwilliams.com] Info and links re bird flu, especially the nasty H5N1 variant in Asia: Influenza experts agree that another pandemic is likely to happen. Epidemiological models project that in industrialized countries alone, the next pandemic is likely to result in 57-132 million outpatient visits and 1.0-2.3 million hospitalizations, and 280 000-650 000 deaths over less than 2 years.

Alwayson-network.comhttp://www.alwayson-network.com [Alwayson-network.com] Unsafe Handling Raises BirdFlu Risk :: AO: Fears that infected people could travel, spreading the virus across borders as happened with SARS, prompted Hong Kong authorities to isolate a 75-year-old woman, sick with flu-like symptoms, after she returned from hard-hit Vietnam.

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