Life sciences at a crossroads: Respiratory transmissible H5N1

Science

Volumn 335, Issue 6070, 2012, Pages 801-802

  Osterholm, Michael T ^a,b   Henderson, Donald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LIFE SCIENCE; RESPIRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIOSAFETY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; GENETICS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MUTATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PATHOGENICITY; PUBLISHING; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MUTATION; PANDEMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLISHING; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 84857355131     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1218612     Document Type: Short Survey

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10. M.T.O. is a member of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. His views do not represent the official policy or scientific conclusions of the NSABB. None of the information contained in this commentary resulted from his participation as a member of the NSABB.