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November 15, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Costas Vaxevanis and Nuhu Ribadu—Birds of a Feather

This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…

Africa - Costas Vaxevanis
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

October 8, 2005

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Bird Flu: How Concerned Should We Be?

Fears of bird flu dominated last week’s headlines. First, scientists announced their discovery October 5 that the 1918 outbreak of influenza, which killed 50 million people, was caused by bird flu th…

Expert Roundup by Eben Kaplan, Anthony S. Fauci, Laurie Garrett, Rita Colwell, and William Karesh

April 1, 2013

China
The Rise of a Deadly New Strain of Bird Flu: Has China Handled This Properly So Far?

China has long been perceived as the epicenter of major infectious disease outbreaks. The 2003 SARS crisis was the most recent and notable example. However, over the past months, China has been caugh…

Asia-Birds-20130402
Blog Post by Yanzhong Huang Asia Unbound

April 12, 2007

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Is the Bird Flu Threat Still Real and Are We Prepared?

5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Reception6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Meeting

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Event by Michael T. Osterholm, Bruce Gellin, and Laurie Garrett

April 12, 2007

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Is the Bird Flu Threat Still Real and Are We Prepared?

Watch global public health experts discuss the threat of an avian flu pandemic and steps that can and should be taken to address it.

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