UPDATE ARTICLE
A LOOK BACK AT 2007
In recent years, Indonesia has been the center of the avian flu epidemic. This was consistent throughout 2007, with 42 reported cases and 37 subsequent deaths. The second most affected country was Egypt, with a total of 23 cases and six deaths.
Reflecting on developments in 2007, Dr. Walter “Ben” Koppel, MEDEX Medical Director, states, “We have been fortunate that the avian flu has been in the background, as opposed to mutating and becoming more pathogenic to humans. The world pattern of dispersal through fowl has shown us that it is hard to predict where the disease is likely to strike next. We can only try to mitigate the interspecies transmission to humans.”
What Else Happened in 2007?
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