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The Coalition to Prepare Florida Now Calls on Legislature to Prepare Florida for Avian Flu Threat

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, May 13th, 2007

A coalition of frontline health care providers, first responders and public health experts is urging legislators to prepare Florida against Pandemic Avian Flu.

The Coalition to Prepare Florida Now, composed of the Professional Firefighters of Florida, the Florida College of Emergency Physicians, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Larry Bush, and former Florida State Health Officer Dr. Charles Mahan, warned that lawmakers must take action to ensure Florida is not left unprepared when an Avian Flu outbreak strikes the United States.

The H5N1 virus, commonly known as Avian Flu, has already made the leap from wild birds to poultry, and has now sickened...

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