In the prelab lecture, I gave you a very brief idea about the efforts to contain the avian flu epidemic. Below is a list of resources that may help you discover more about this very serious viral threat.
* Check out:
– Transmission of avian flu
– Why/How avian flu infects humans?
– The NAMRU-3 laboratory in Egypt
Resources:
– The Center for Disease Control (CDC) report
– The World Health Organization (WHO) report
– Wikipedia page
– PandemicFlu.gov
– Infleunza Virus Resource: Information, Search and Analysis
– influenzacentre.org
– The bird flu blog
– Bird flu monitor