Dear colleague,

As you will be aware, the H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading, and the human flu pandemic it could trigger will hit developing countries the hardest. This week SciDev.Net launches a new BIRD FLU DOSSIER to keep you up to date on the latest information on H5N1 and developing nations.

The new dossier contains — and will be regularly updated with — news, features, opinions and editorials focusing on the spread of the H5N1 virus, and efforts to prepare for a human flu pandemic.

It will also contain the internet’s most comprehensive bird flu glossary and links to relevant reports, articles, websites and organisations. This includes free access to the latest relevant research papers appearing in the journals Science and Nature.

To visit the bird flu dossier click here:
http://www.scidev.net/birdflu

SciDev.Net has been reporting on bird flu since 2003 and has created this dossier because of the urgent need for policymakers to make informed decisions, for scientists to share their findings, and for the media to communicate the pandemic threat in a measured and accurate manner.

Highlights of the dossier include:

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