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Scientists: UN Soldiers Brought Deadly Superbug to Americas – Yahoo! News

On: January 15, 2012

How many of us know that 7,000 people have died from cholera in Haiti–in less than two years? I certainly didn’t. Haiti is still a mess, despite millions of dollars being poured into the ‘economy’ by donor nations. How nice of the UN troops to ‘donate’ this cholera superbug. —Continue Reading

Federal government approved security at UW bird flu lab – JSOnline

By: Sharon

On: January 12, 2012

In: Avian Flu

While most who follow bird flu reports are aware of the current work taking place in the Netherlands, many are unaware of the scary research going on here in the US. The University of Wisconsin is a case in point. Note that the security approved for the lab is BSL3Continue Reading

Killer bird flu? What’s behind the controversy over bird flu research – chicagotribune.com

By: Sharon

On: January 12, 2012

In: Avian Flu

In my 2005 thriller ‘Armageddon Strain’, scientists combined the current form of H5N1 with ebola to form a ruthless killer. Though my book is fiction, it’s rooted in reality. With this in mind, I suggest reading this excellent article about the recent study of a modified H5N1 virus with aContinue Reading

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