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TEDTalks: Why We Have Virus Outbreaks and How We Can Prevent Them

Topic Categories: Cultural ObservationEpidemiologyMedicineStreaming videos
Posted on: May 28, 2009 7:59 AM, by "GrrlScientist"

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I am very lucky to be attending a New York Academy of Science (NYAS) conference about H1N1 Influenza today, so I thought I'd share this TEDTalk video about viral outbreaks, a talk presented by virus hunter Nathan Wolfe. His goal? Outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- and stopping them before they claim millions of lives. [13:05]

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