Science Friday > Archives > 2004 > October > October 15, 2004:
Hour One: Disease Surveillance / Bioterror Preparedness / Flu Update

From the potato salad at a church picnic, to a hemorrhagic fever deep in the
Congo, the Centers for Disease Control's Epidemic Intelligence Service
stands ready to investigate infectious disease outbreaks at home and around
the world. This hour, we'll get a look inside the service and its work.

Plus, how prepared are we to identify and combat a bioterrorist strike?

And we'll get an update on the flu. An outbreak of bird flu has killed more
than 30 people in Asia. Scientists are watching for signs of a pandemic in
the making. How prepared are we to fight it?

Guests:

Maryn McKenna
Science and Medical Writer
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia

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Arnold S. Monto
Director, University of Michigan Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Shelley Hearne
Executive Director, Trust for America's Health
Visiting Scholar, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC

This segment produced by Annette Heist

Archived Audio:
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avian influenza
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Related Links:

CDC Epidemic Intelligence Serivce
"Beating Back the Devil"

University of Michigan Bioterrorims Preparedness Initiative

WHO: Avian Influenza

Books/Articles Discussed:

"Beating Back the Devil : On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service" by Maryn McKenna. Free Press, 2004.

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