symptoms of flu
transmission, points of origin
Uyeki investigation
vaccine, development of
wedding party case
WHO, lack of cooperation with
WHO actions
Virus.
Vui, Nguyen Xuan
Wat Phnom, merit birds
Webster, Dr. Robert
bird flu transmission to
Wei, Lessie
West Nile Virus
wet markets, dangers of
WildAid
wild-game markets, and SARS
witch doctors, traditional remedies, use of
Wood, Dr. John
Wook, Dr. Lee Jong
World Health Organization (WHO)
Alert and Response Operations
alert levels
Chan as director general
China, lack of cooperation with
command center
critics of
in disease-control network
emergency planning
Fukuda as influenza chief
Global Influenza Surveillance Network
global strike force
Indonesia, lack of cooperation with
and Indonesia outbreak
International Health Regulations
local politics, interference from
origin/development of
pandemic risk (2005), investigation of
Prasert as consultant
SARS, response to
SHOC
Stohr, role of
and Thailand outbreak
Vietnam, lack of cooperation with
and Vietnam outbreak
World War I,
Wu Chung House
Yan Li, Dr.
Yanzhong Huang
Yersin, Alexandre
Yi Guan
professional credentials
Qinghai Lake/Bird Island investigation
research, halted by government
and SARS investigation
Yuenyong Opakul
Zhang Libin
Zoonotic diseases
and agricultural practices
increase in
plague, origin and spread of
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