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Laurie Garrett and Steven A. Cook discuss the threats of Avian flu and foot and mouth disease in Egypt.
Speaker: Michael T. Osterholm, Director of Research and Policy, Center for Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
October 23, 2008
Listen to Michael T. Osterholm, director of research and policy at the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease, discuss the need for pandemic preparedness and offer suggestions for a detailed response strategy involving the public and private sectors as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.
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