What is a flu pandemic and why should I prepare for it?

Surveillance including
    Countries where bird flu (H5N1) has been found 
    in people: Azerbaijan | Cambodia | China | Djibouti | Egypt | Indonesia | Iraq | Laos | Nigeria | Thailand | Turkey |         
                       Viet Nam

    H5N1 in Animals:
    Animal species infected by H5N1 ( including Cats | Dogs | Pigs)
  
Epidemiology including 
    H5N1 Human  Clusters:
    Summary | Graphs of Clusters | Karo cluster | Jakarta cluster | Bali cluster
      
     Who is most likely to get sick during an H5N1 pandemic? 

     Age distribution of human cases of H5N1
    
Virology including
    Nomenclature of Flu Virus Genes | Experimental Animal Studies

Evolution of H5N1 including
    Hypothetical Model of H5N1 Evolution

   Definitions of Random Mutation, Reassortment and Recombination

    Reassortment

Sequences including
    H5N1 sequences isolated from humans | Indonesia Strain and Patient Table | Karo Cluster Sequences 
    H5N1 Sequences in Mammals | Retracted Pig Sequences

References including
Flu Time Bomb (Video)
As a virulent new strain of influenza spreads across the world on the wings of migratory birds, scientist look to the past in order to prevent a future global pandemic. The clues needed are locked in the long-dormant genres of history's worst killer- the 1918 Spanish Flu.


    


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