CIDRAP News: NSABB May Revisit H5N1 Research

 

 


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Robert Roos, News editor for CIDRAP News, has a detailed report on today’s ASM Biodefense panel discussion (see ASM BioDefense Meeting Video Now Online).

 

With new data presented by Ron Fouchier at this meeting, the NSABB may take another look at these studies.

 

 

With new data, NSABB may revisit H5N1 studies

Robert Roos * News Editor

Feb 29, 2012 (CIDRAP News) – The mutant H5N1 virus generated in one of two controversial studies was less lethal and contagious than has been generally understood, and the US government's biosecurity advisory committee will be asked to examine new and clarified data from the study, scientists and government officials revealed today.

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