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fatalities of

  global reach of

  origin and spread of

  Philadelphia, devastation of

  public chaos

  similarity to bird flu

  symptoms of

  victims, age of

  speed of infection

  and emergency preparedness

  and globalization

  Starr, Isaac

  Stohr, Dr. Klaus

  Strategic Health Operations Center (SHOC)

  Struchesky, Elizabeth

  Sudarat Keyuraphun

  Sumatra outbreak. See Indonesia

  Supari, Siti Fadilah

  Indonesia sample sharing conflict

  writings of

  Suparno

  swans, and disease transmission

  swine flu

  formation, genetic factors

  H5N1, relationship to

  hospital ER visits

  prediction, impossibility of

  symptoms

  and brain

  Hong Kong cases

  Indonesian cases

  lungs, devastation of

  in poultry

  Spanish flu (1918)

  Thailand cases

  Vietnamese cases

  Tamiflu

  in emergency plan

  noncompliance

  resistance to

  Taniguchi, Dr. Kiyosu

  Tashiro, Dr. Masato

  Taubenberger, Jeffrey

  Thailand

  chicken farming, infection risks

  chickens, symptoms/death

  cockfighting

  culling

  duck farming, infection risks

  economic boom

  first human fatalities

  flu victims, symptoms

  H5N1 identified

  human-to-human transmission

  livestock revolution

  poultry, devastation by flu

  Prasert investigation

  prevention efforts

  public, lack of information to

  rice farming

  transmission, points of origin

  wet markets

  WHO, lack of disclosure to

  Thaksin Shinawatra

  Tiet canh vit

  Tinh, Nguyen Duc

  Tonle Sap, Cambodia

  transmission of virus

  bird flu. See bird flu transmission

  SARS. See severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

  Troedsson, Dr. Hans

  Trung, Duc

  Tsang, Dr. Thomas

  Tuan, Nguyen Sy

  turkey, and bird flu

  United States

  chicken farming, disease prevention

  emergency preparedness, lack of

  flu outbreak (2003)

  health care system, limitations of

  HHS preparedness system

  Spanish flu (1918)

  Urbani, Dr. Carlo

  Uyeki, Dr. Timothy

  CDC, role at

  Indonesia investigation

  professional credentials

  Vietnam investigation

  vaccination

  adjuvants

  of birds, limitations of

  controversial methods

  Indonesia program

  Indonesia sample sharing conflict

  Vietnam, development of

  Van, Dr. Nguyen Thi Tuong

  Van, Dr. Nguyen Thu

  Van Dyke, Anne

  Vietnam

  cockfighting

  culling

  duck blood, recipe with

  economic boom

  Fukuda investigation

  H5N1 identified

  H5NI, spread from China

  Horby investigation

  human-to-human transmission

  illegal activities, documenting

  initial cases

  pandemic risk (2005), investigation of

  poultry, devastation of

  poultry workers, lack of protection

  prevention, neglect of

  retreat and reemergence of flu

  shifting pattern (2005)

  symptoms of flu

  transmission, points of origin

  Uyeki investigation

  vaccine, development of

  wedding party case

  WHO, lack of cooperation with

  WHO actions

  Virus. See genetics, bird flu virus; influenza virus; mutation of virus

  Vui, Nguyen Xuan

  Wat Phnom, merit birds

  Webster, Dr. Robert

  bird flu transmission to

  Wei, Lessie

  West Nile Virus

  wet markets, dangers of

  WildAid

  wild-game markets, and SARS

  witch doctors, traditional remedies, use of

  Wood, Dr. John

  Wook, Dr. Lee Jong

  World Health Organization (WHO)

  Alert and Response Operations

  alert levels

  Chan as director general

  China, lack of cooperation with

  command center

  critics of

  in disease-control network

  emergency planning

  Fukuda as influenza chief

  Global Influenza Surveillance Network

  global strike force

  Indonesia, lack of cooperation with

  and Indonesia outbreak

  International Health Regulations

  local politics, interference from

  origin/development of

  pandemic risk (2005), investigation of

  Prasert as consultant

  SARS, response to

  SHOC

  Stohr, role of

  and Thailand outbreak

  Vietnam, lack of cooperation with

  and Vietnam outbreak

  World War I,

  Wu Chung House

  Yan Li, Dr.

  Yanzhong Huang

  Yersin, Alexandre

  Yi Guan

  professional credentials

  Qinghai Lake/Bird Island investigation

  research, halted by government

  and SARS investigation

  Yuenyong Opakul

  Zhang Libin

  Zoonotic diseases

  and agricultural practices

  increase in

  plague, origin and spread of