Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 20/10/2005

US Government Adds 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus to List of Select Agents and Toxins

The US government has added reconstructed replication competent forms of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus to the list of HHS select agents and toxins, citing its potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety due to its high virulence and historical impact, which resulted in up to 50 million deaths worldwide.