All that was needed for a pandemic to occur was a genetic mutation in the H5N1 virus that would enable efficient human-to-human transmission. Afterword.
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Jeffery L
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Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore. Jeffery_cutter@moh.gov.sg
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