Preparing for a possible flu epidemic

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published January 11, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 19 years ago.

This week in Turkey the first cases of avian flu showed up outside of East Asia. The World Health Organization worries that the flu will spread. We talk about influenza and the research that is being

This week in Turkey the first cases of avian flu showed up outside of East Asia. The World Health Organization worries that the flu will spread. We talk about influenza and the research that is being done in our area to prevent and treat it.

Guests:

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Shane Crotty , human vaccine expert at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Emerging Infectious Disease and Bio-defense Center.
Mitchell Kronenberg , president and scientific director of the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Emerging Infectious Disease and Bio-defense.

Preparing for a possible flu epidemic

This week in Turkey the first cases of avian flu showed up outside of East Asia. The World Health Organization worries that the flu will spread. We talk about influenza and the research that is being

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