title: Creating a mammalian-transmissible A/H5N1 influenza virus: social contracts, prudence, and alternative perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. mto@umn.edu
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Osterholm
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Relman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005289:Ferrets; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009426:Netherlands; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D011642:Publications / Q000941:ethics; D012637:Security Measures; D014481:United States; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*