Bird flu update

Plenty of material about bird flu. The Guardian today (26th May) reports fears of a pandemic, with estimates of numbers of deaths greatly understated. There is also an interview with Albert Osterhaus, of the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, an authority on viruses that have crossed the species barrier.

The Guardian also has an interactive guide to avian flu, which I have not spotted before. It needs Flash, I think.

Meanwhile, the BMJ reports the World Health Organization's reaction to reports that it has not been getting samples of the virus.

The issue of Nature for 26th May contains several commentaries and news features about avian flu.