Two years ago I interviewed Dr. Greger about his new book "Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching." Recent human outbreaks of swine flu in Mexico (and cases in the US), make him seem somewhat prescient in many of his views on the devastating potential for a real global pandemic in the near future. From the introduction to the interview:
"The transcribed interview is in two parts. Among many topics, Part One discusses
the
history
of
bird flu, the 1918 pandemic & implications, the lethality of H5N1, origins &
potential
consequences of a pandemic, factory farming, and issues of transmission
and protection.
Part Two
examines "crying wolf," food safety, defensive strategies for food
poisoning and bird flu, the website, the book, going vegan, food production and
global
issues, some personal questions, and what he'd do as Public Health Czar."
You can read the full interview (with embedded links) here. The Mad Cowboy Newsletter Special Avian Flu edition with additional related resources here.
"No
act of modern warfare, with the possible exception of a nuclear
exchange between major world powers, has the potential to threaten as
many lives and cause as much disruption to the global economy as the
H5N1 avian influenza would if it makes the evolutionary leap that
allows it to spread among humans as quickly and as lethally as it has
among birds."
--- Stephen Flynn, Homeland Security Expert, from here.
--- Stephen Flynn, Homeland Security Expert, from here.