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Review
. 2005 Nov 22;15(22):R922-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.10.063.

Infectious disease: can we avert a lethal flu pandemic?

Robert M May  1
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Review

Infectious disease: can we avert a lethal flu pandemic?

Robert M May. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

If avian flu becomes directly transmissible among humans, could we prevent a pandemic by using prophylactic antivirals? Possibly, if the virus is not too transmissible, and we react fast and efficiently.

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