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Bird Flu
Studies conducted at F.C.K. Li et al on bird flu recently published
June 24th, 2008
According to recent research from Ottawa, Canada, "Accurate estimation of the case- fatality ( CF) rate, or the proportion of cases that die, is central to pandemic planning. While estimates of CF rates for past influenza pandemics have ranged from about 0.1% ( 1957 and 1968 pandemics) to 2.5% ( 1918 pandemic), the official World Health Organization estimate for the current outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza to date is around 60%." "The official estimate of the H5N1 CF rate has been described by some as an overestimate, with little relevance to the rate that would be encountered under pandemic conditions. The reasons for such opinions are typically: ( i) numerous...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-24)
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