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From: "John de Rivaz" <>
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Subject: Re: More influenza...
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:59:41 +0100

> From: 
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 03:37:53 EDT
> Subject: More influenza...
>
> Genesis of a highly pathogenic and potentially pandemic H5N1
> influenza virus in eastern Asia
> K. S. LI et al.
> http://www.nature.com/nlink/v430/n6996/abs/nature02746_fs.html
>
> Yvan Bozzonetti.

This is an important matter for cryonics. If there is a pandemic similar to
the one in 1918 teams performing cryopreservations need to be aware of the
dangers of hospital premises, which are often a source of these diseases
into the local area. This was covered in CryoNet last year with regards to
the SARS outbreak, but the "Avian" flu looks far more easily spread.
Practises exist in UK hospitals such as encouraging people to visit
relatives even
when the visitors are sick themselves, and requiring people with a relative
in hospital to take washing from hospitals to wash at home. If these and
similar practises are not stopped
the disease will spread faster and more widely.

A helpful web site for those seeking further information is
http://www.promedmail.org
A more detailed version of the Nature article can be found on


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This site is free for anyone to use.

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