title: Is H5N1 really highly lethal?
abstract: Medicine for Policymakers is a Journal column that provides decision makers with brief explanations of the meaning and implications for biosecurity of clinical issues. The articles describe, for a nonmedical audience, hospital practices, medical challenges, healthcare delivery issues, and other topics of current interest. Readers may submit ideas to the column's editor, Amesh A. Adalja, MD, through the Journal's editorial office at  jfox@upmc-biosecurity.org .
authors.affiliation: Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, 621 E. Pratt St., Ste. 210, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA.
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Toner
authors.forename: Amesh A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adalja
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000401:mortality* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies