Drugs could head off a flu pandemic but only if we respond fast enough
August 4, 2005 | Source: [email protected]
If a strain of avian influenza emerges that can spread easily from person to person, could rapid deployment of antiviral drugs stop a local outbreak from becoming a global disaster?
Yes, conclude the most detailed modelling studies yet of an emerging pandemic if the world can muster its scientific and logistical efforts quickly enough.