Flu Time Bomb

Synopsis

As a virulent new strain of influenza spreads across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East on the wings of migratory birds, scientists look to the past in order to prevent a future global pandemic. The clues are locked in the long-dormant genes of history’s deadliest plague—the 1918 Spanish flu. After reconstructing the virus, they discover ominous parallels between that strain and the current H5N1 bird flu. Armed with a new understanding of how influenza pandemics form, scientists on the flu frontier trace the evolution of H5N1, hoping to stop the next pandemic before it becomes another global killer.

Contributors include: Alexander Shestopalov, Anna Zaykovskaya, David Swayne, Jason Rao, Jeffery Taubenberger, Johan Hultin, Laurie Garrett, Michael Callahan, Robert Webster, Terrence Tumpey (47 minutes)

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2006

Notes

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Subjects

Biology; Medical sciences

Keywords

epidemiology; infectious diseases; influenza; microbiology; bird flu

Online availability

URI

http://www.firstscience.com/home/firstscience.tv/flu-time-bomb_5.html

Price

£1.00

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

Principle Pictures

Sponsor

Name

Discovery

Distributor

Name

FirstScience

Web

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