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Researcher seeks lessons from Egyptian bird flu (4:18 p.m.)
By Justin Bannister/jbannist@nmsu.edu
Posted: 10/16/2011 04:25:33 PM MDT
Tens of thousands of people die from various forms the flu each year, but gaining a better understanding of how the disease spreads ? especially in some of its most infectious strains - may help bring those numbers down. At least that's the hope of one researcher at New Mexico State University.
Susan Wilson, an associate health science professor at NMSU, has studied avian influenza, also known H5N1, for the past few years. She's most interested in how H5N1 spreads in Egypt, and why women and children are disproportionally affected in that country...
Researcher seeks lessons from Egyptian bird flu (4:18 p.m.)
By Justin Bannister/jbannist@nmsu.edu
Posted: 10/16/2011 04:25:33 PM MDT
Tens of thousands of people die from various forms the flu each year, but gaining a better understanding of how the disease spreads ? especially in some of its most infectious strains - may help bring those numbers down. At least that's the hope of one researcher at New Mexico State University.
Susan Wilson, an associate health science professor at NMSU, has studied avian influenza, also known H5N1, for the past few years. She's most interested in how H5N1 spreads in Egypt, and why women and children are disproportionally affected in that country...