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FOCUS ON RESEARCH Previous Volume 355:2174-2177 November 23, 2006 Number 21 Next

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There is no question that there will be another influenza pandemic someday. We simply don't know when it will occur or whether it will be caused by the H5N1 avian influenza virus. But given the number of cases of H5N1 influenza that have occurred in humans to date (251 as of late September 2006) and the rate of death of more than 50%, it would be prudent to develop robust plans for dealing with such a pandemic.

The epicenters of both the Asian influenza pandemic of 1957 and the Hong Kong influenza pandemic of 1968 were in Southeast Asia, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Webster is a professor and Dr. Govorkova a senior scientist in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Virology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.

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