Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

The Nation; 16 Nov 2008 - Migratory birds cannot be declared responsible for the outbreak of bird flue in any part of the world, including Pakistan, as recent foreign scientific studies revealed that there is no solid evidence which show correlation between migratory birds and bird flue in any part of the world.

CIDRAP; 13 Nov 2008 - Millions of people who use the Internet to look for information about influenza provide the fuel for a system launched by Google this week to estimate flu activity day by day in the United States.

7th Space; 13 Nov 2008 - There have been three influenza pandemics since the 1900s, of which the 1919-1919 flu pandemic had the highest mortality rates. The influenza virus infects both humans and birds, and mutates using two mechanisms: antigenic drift and antigenic shift.