Bird Flu Still a Simmering Biological Bomb

For many years, Donald G. McNeil has been covering the grim toll wrought by infectious diseases in developing countries, and the global threat some pathogens pose in our increasingly interconnected world. In Science Times this week, he provides a valuable update on the H5N1 virus behind recent outbreaks of avian flu.

While out of the headlines, it remains a simmering threat that, experts say, needs far more attention than it is getting. He took some time to explore the issue with me for Dot Earth readers. Please feel free to post any additional questions you may have, or comments, and I’ll forward them to him.

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