Thursday, May 02, 2013

Referral: Crof On The CBS Risk Assessment

 

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Heat map – Credit Laidback Al FluTrackers


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Three days ago, in Chinese Science Bulletin: Early H7N9 Risk Analysis, we looked a a sobering threat analysis of the H7N9 virus by a group of researchers from the China National Avian Influenza Professional Laboratory in Qingdao, China.

 

Crof has managed to contact the corresponding author of the study, Professor Ji-Ming Chen, and has posted (with permission) their illuminating exchange on his blog.

 

By all means, if you haven’t done so already, surf on over and read:

 

H7N9: From the authors of the CSB risk analysis

May 01, 2013

The risk analysis published in Chinese Science Bulletin is so far the most detailed we have, and I've commented on it here and here. The article drew criticism and speculation—criticism about its methods, and speculation about the political implications of its publication in China.

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