Calls for bird flu military labs
A military-style approach is needed to counter the worldwide threat of H5N1 bird flu, it has been claimed.
US experts want to see a network of rapid-response laboratories set up based on an existing military model established after the Second World War.
The original US Naval Medical Research Units (NAMRUs) were put in place to protect American service men and women from infectious diseases overseas.
Working with host countries and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the laboratories have made important contributions to infection control strategies and the development of vaccines and treatments.
A military-style approach is needed to counter the worldwide threat of H5N1 bird flu, it has been claimed.
US experts want to see a network of rapid-response laboratories set up based on an existing military model established after the Second World War.
The original US Naval Medical Research Units (NAMRUs) were put in place to protect American service men and women from infectious diseases overseas.
Working with host countries and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the laboratories have made important contributions to infection control strategies and the development of vaccines and treatments.
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