Drugs could head off a flu pandemic but only if we respond fast enough
5th Sep 2005, 15:10 GMT
If a strain of avian influenza emerges that can spread easily from person to person, could rapid deployment of antiviral drugs stop a local outbreak from becoming a global disaster? Yes, conclude the most detailed modelling studies yet of an emer...
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