RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Avian influenza: An emerging pandemic threat
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 1129
OP 1134
VO 72
IS 12
A1 Xian Wen Jin
A1 Sherif B. Mossad
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/12/1129.abstract
AB While we are facing the threat of an emerging pandemic from the current avian flu outbreak in Asia, we have learned important traits of the virus responsible for the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic that made it so deadly. By using stockpiled antiviral drugs effectively and developing an effective vaccine, we can be in a better position than ever to mitigate the global impact of an avian influenza pandemic.