title: An ostrich eye view of avian flu?
abstract: Until recently I have had my head in the sand about a potential influenza pandemic. I hadn't fully taken in the implications of numbers of people infected, potential loss of life or the huge disruption to communities and services. I hadn't thought that it is not really a matter of if a pandemic occurs, but when.
authors.forename: Jenni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D010819:Physician's Role; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000941:ethics