Virology 2014 lecture #25 - H5N1

In this last virology lecture for 2014, we consider the science of avian influenza H5N1 and its intersection with society. We discuss why H5N1 is a pandemic threat, and transmission experiments done in ferrets that launched a controversy over dual use research of concern. We end with an overview of the H7N9 outbreak and the importance of avian influenza viruses in the ecology of influenza.