Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1)
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) since 28 January 2004 Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza ... [... more]
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Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic
 From Amazon.com: Feeling tired, achy, and congested? You'll hope not after reading science writer Gina Kolata's engrossing Flu, a fascinating look at the 1918 epidemic that wiped out around 40 million people in less than a year and afflicted more than [... more]
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Avian influenza frequently asked questions
What changes are needed for H5N1 to become a pandemic virus? What is the significance of limited human-to-human transmission? What are the most important warning signals that a pandemic is about to start? Avian influenza, or "bird flu", is a ... [... more]
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Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza
Avian influenza refers to a large group of different influenza viruses that primarily affect birds. On rare occasions, these bird viruses can infect other species, including pigs and humans. The vast majority of avian influenza viruses do not ... [... more]
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Gina Kolata
Gina Kolata is an award-winning senior writer for the New York Times. The winner of numerous writing awards, she has authored several books, including the bestselling Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the ... [... more]
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Disease Outbreak News
Please see WHO news via RSS for further information and instructions Avian influenza - situation in Viet Nam - update Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 4 Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 3 Ebola Reston in pigs and humans ... [... more]
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The Devil's Flu: The World's Deadliest Influenza ...
Why a Duck?: This is a book for technical readers as well as a nice history of flu epidemics, especially the one in 1918 that killed 30-40 million and the Hong Kong 1997 avian flu which had the potential to claim 100 million lives. As long as flu's have [... more]
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Great Influenza
Dense with detail, full of melodrama: I read many reviews of this book, and finally had to buy it. This is a book you can easily put down! Dense with detail and many fascinating characters, but ruined by the melodramatic style. Along the lines of: " [... more]
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Great Influenza
Dense with detail, full of melodrama: I read many reviews of this book, and finally had to buy it. This is a book you can easily put down! Dense with detail and many fascinating characters, but ruined by the melodramatic style. Along the lines of: " [... more]
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America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
The First on the 1918 Pandemic--and still the best...: Crosby's classic study of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic-- while recently supplemented by John M. Barry's excellent new book THE GREAT INFLUENZA and Gina Kolatta's FLU-- remains the Source Authority [... more]
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The Great Influenza, Revised Edition
Dense with detail, full of melodrama: I read many reviews of this book, and finally had to buy it. This is a book you can easily put down! Dense with detail and many fascinating characters, but ruined by the melodramatic style. Along the lines of: " [... more]
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America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
The First on the 1918 Pandemic--and still the best...: Crosby's classic study of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic-- while recently supplemented by John M. Barry's excellent new book THE GREAT INFLUENZA and Gina Kolatta's FLU-- remains the Source Authority [... more]
CDN$83.95
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