Avian Influenza
Bird flu infections in humans prompt new vaccine studies
Published in Drug Week, February 10th, 2006
"Recently, some strains of bird flu viruses have infected people in Asia," said Robert Belshe, MD, director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. "There is concern these new strains could cause a pandemic, but they are not infecting people in the United States at this time. Rather than wait for that possibility to occur, the...
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Source: Drug Week (2006-02-10)
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