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H5N1: Killer Flu
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/vietnam/

Description:
September 2005 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Wide Angle program about "H5N1 influenza -- the powerful virus that is raging through the bird flocks of Asia -- [and that] has successfully made the leap to humans." Includes excerpts from an article about flu pandemics, and the full video, which discusses "dangers posed ... [and] the political, public health, and medical challenges the world's nations must overcome in order to fight the flu." Also includes maps and images.

Publisher:
Educational Broadcasting Corporation

Extra Keywords
avian bird flu

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Avian influenza
Communicable diseases
Influenza viruses

LII Database Information:
Record 19267 created by Maria Brandt on 10/10/2005
Last modification on 01/04/2009
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/04/2009
Published: 10/13/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19267