title: Avian influenza (bird flu) an emerging threat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Tahseen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazmi
authors.forename: Muhammad Athar
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D011481:Protective Clothing; D018570:Risk Assessment