No Vaccine for Avian Flu Despite Fear of Outbreak ; Health Experts Note Danger in Humans' Lack of Immunity
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › May 23, 2005
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WASHINGTON - As concerns mount that avian flu could trigger a worldwide outbreak, scientists and public health advocates are afraid an effective vaccine won't be developed and distributed in time.
Just last week, the World Health Organization reported that the virus, which has been confined to Asia, appears to be mutating so that human-to-human infections are possible. So far, humans have caught the avian flu from birds only.See the full content of this document
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No Vaccine for Avian Flu Despite Fear of Outbreak ; Health Experts Note Danger in Humans' Lack of Immunity
If human-to-human transmission occurs, experts fear that a global health crisis could be in the making. "It will be the next pandemic," said James Campbell, an infectious-disease spe...
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