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The CDC is literally doing a 180 on bird flu:

There is no evidence it will be the next pandemic, Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, said of avian flu. There is no evidence it is evolving in a direction that is becoming more transmissible to people” …

Gerberding noted that, though the disease has killed gazillions of birds, it has killed about 100 people out of about 200 sickened worldwide. The victims were in intense, daily contact with sick flocks, often sharing the same living space. Two people have become infected from person-to-person contact.

She did not say what had changed the thinking of health care officials about bird flu, but said that, at this point, there is no reason to think it ever will pass easily between people.

Given those facts, bird flu, like SARS, swine flu and other once widely publicized health threats, might never become a significant human illness.

The visit by Gerberding and the other federal officials was part of a 50-state tour to encourage state and local planning for pandemics, terrorism and other health emergencies.

– Art Caplan

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