World Health Organization said on Friday that the two studies appear how scientists modulation of avian influenza (H-5 to 1) into a virus that can spread between humans Stalnan in the end, but this decision be deferred until the evaluation of bio-security officials of the risks.
A spokesman for the WHO after the high-level meeting of flu experts and U.S. security officials in Geneva that it had reached an agreement in principle to publish studies controversial, but after a deeper analysis of the risks.
And called on WHO to this meeting to resolve the crisis between the scientists who have studied the modification required to enable the bird flu (H-5 to 1) to infection can be transmitted between mammals on one hand and the Science Council of the National Advisory U.S. security is vital that wants to impose a ban on the two studies before their publication in scientific journals.
Experts fear the security is vital that slip forms transferred from the virus reached by the research teams in the Netherlands and the United States independently, or fall into the wrong hands to be used in the creation of a pandemic than the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and 1919, which killed up to 40 million people.
Said Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for WHO, "there must be more comprehensive discussion of the risks and benefits of the research in this area and risk of the virus itself."
Source: Reuters
A spokesman for the WHO after the high-level meeting of flu experts and U.S. security officials in Geneva that it had reached an agreement in principle to publish studies controversial, but after a deeper analysis of the risks.
And called on WHO to this meeting to resolve the crisis between the scientists who have studied the modification required to enable the bird flu (H-5 to 1) to infection can be transmitted between mammals on one hand and the Science Council of the National Advisory U.S. security is vital that wants to impose a ban on the two studies before their publication in scientific journals.
Experts fear the security is vital that slip forms transferred from the virus reached by the research teams in the Netherlands and the United States independently, or fall into the wrong hands to be used in the creation of a pandemic than the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and 1919, which killed up to 40 million people.
Said Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for WHO, "there must be more comprehensive discussion of the risks and benefits of the research in this area and risk of the virus itself."
Source: Reuters