“The World Is Watching the U.S. Deal With Bird Flu, and It’s Scary”
By Tulio de Oliveira
“Failure to control H5N1 among American livestock could have global consequences, and this demands urgent attention. The United States has done little to reassure the world that it has the outbreak contained.”…………………..
“The world cannot afford to gamble with this virus, letting it spread in animals and hoping it never sparks a serious outbreak — or crossing our fingers that its effects won’t be serious in people. Time will tell. I hope we are not watching the start of a new pandemic unfold, with both the American and the international communities burying our heads in the sand rather than confronting potential danger.”
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Dr. Oliveira is the director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation in South Africa.