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Published on: 4/20/2007
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A 1970s vaccine developed for swine flu posed no problems in 100,000 volunteers but caused severe reactions in one in every 500,000 people once it went public, said Dr. Paul K. Carlton Jr., USAF (Ret.) and director of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Office of Homeland Security.
In the past two years, the H5N1 strain of avian flu has infected poultry throughout Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa and Europe, prompting the destruction of millions of birds.So far, more than 100 people have died worldwide from H5N1 infection, which has been spread through close contact with birds.
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"The biggest challenge is that we're not sure what's going to cause the problem," Carlton said.
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SOURCES: Paul K. Carlton Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. Lt.