...but, certainly the USA will try to convince Geneva any documented research should be limited to strict standards to protect sovereign nations from aspirations of international criminals.
Interesting article by the New York Times.
...The announcement, (click title to entry - thank you) made on Friday by the World Health Organization, follows two months of heated debate about the flu research. The recommendation to publish the work in full came from a meeting of 22 experts in flu and public health from various countries who met on Thursday and Friday in Geneva at the organization’s headquarters to discuss “urgent issues” raised by the research....
I am confident any release of data would be to facilitate other research institutions who might help or have more resources. But, certainly safety should not be sacrificed.
What happened to bird flu? Deaths continue, new strain outsmarts poultry vaccine in Vietnam (click here)
HANOI, Vietnam — Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous, and Vietnam is grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines used to protect poultry flocks.
Ten people have died in Cambodia, Indonesia, Egypt, China and Vietnam since December during the prime-time flu season when the virus typically flares in poultry....
...The H5N1 virus has killed 345 people worldwide since 2003, when it rampaged across large swaths of Asia decimating poultry stocks before later surfacing in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The number of poultry outbreaks has greatly diminished since then, but the virus remains entrenched in several countries and continues to surface sporadically, resulting in 20 to 30 human deaths globally in recent years....
This is the second time the global medical community has successfully contained outbreaks of very serious viruses, the first being SARS. They are to be commended. That community may have their own ideas about releasing data as well.
