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Biosecurity board recommends publication of data detailing transmissibility of H5N1 avian influenza.
The creation of H5N1 bird flu strains that are transmissible between mammals has thrown the scientific community into a heated debate about whether such research should be allowed and how it should be regulated.
Monitoring of bird flu outbreaks around the world is spotty, with most countries performing little in the way of genetic analysis.
A series of articles published in open access journal mBio underscores the variety in opinion on whether a transmissible H5N1 strain should be studied.
Biosecurity agency will give controversial H5N1 bird flu research another look-over in light of new data and clarification.
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Pooled data from H5N1 bird flu studies suggests that the World Health Organization may be underestimating infection and overestimating fatality.
The World Health Organization announced today that it recommends publishing the two controversial H5N1 papers in full, as soon as a few details are worked out. And Science is listening.
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