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A Tale of Two Viruses: SARS, Bird Flu, and What They Say About China Then and Now

Despite public concern about the emergence of H7N9 bird flu in Shanghai, only a handful of pedestrians walking along the waterfront Bund on April 8, 2013 chose to don face masks. (Maura Elizabeth Cunningham)

Despite obvious similarities between the SARS and "bird flu" outbreaks, writes an American correspondent in Shanghai, it's harder for China's government to hide things today than it was in 2003.

April 11th by Maura Cunningham | Comments

WHO's Dr. Margaret Chan to Speak on Containing Contagion in a Wired World

Dr. Margaret Chan of the World Health Organization speaks at Asia Society Hong Kong on Dec. 20. (Chatham House/Flickr)
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Infectious diseases have the potential to go viral like never before in our world. World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan explains how we can protect ourselves at Asia Society Hong Kong next week.

December 13th by Farisa Khalid | Comments

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