Could avian flu develop into the next pandemic?

Could avian flu develop into the next pandemic?

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Dr. Danuta Skowronski, a physician epidemiologist with BCCDC’s Immunization Programs and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Service, breaks down when and how the avian flu could turn into a pandemic.

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