BC- Sounds an awful like hurricane predictions…not quite sure where it will make landfall….
Excerpts….
‘For all that scientists have learned about influenza since the catastrophic pandemic of 1917-19, one thing has not changed: the predictably unpredictable nature of the viruses that cause it.
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The Takeaway With Andrew C. Revkin
A Cause for Panic?
The W.H.O. and public-health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention find themselves in a delicate balance, obliged to provide information about potentially lethal diseases without causing panic.
Although health officials have held exercises to prepare for pandemics and outbreaks caused by bioterrorism, they have yet to master the necessary communications skills. They are in a “damned if they do, damned if they don’t” situation.’
full text links below….
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/28docs.html?th&emc=th
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/28hong.html?th&emc=th
