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A Bioterrorism Threat for the Birds?

Sat, 2012-02-18 00:34 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Luis Kun

by Leonard A. Cole - Homeland Security News Wire - February 14, 2012

In his first guest column, Leonard A. Cole, an expert on bioterrorism and on terror medicine who teaches at Rutgers University, explores the recent controversy over bird flu research, its implications on national security, and why efforts to curb information regarding the research will likely have limited success

A recommendation to conceal details about bird flu research has prompted a ruckus in the scientific world. The virus known as H5N1, has rarely jumped species to infect people. Only about 600 cases have been identified since 1997 when it was first found in the human population, though more than half of them died.

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