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Good surveillance is key to responding to a bird flu pandemic. Jean-Paul Chretien, David L. Blazes and their colleagues propose a new network of labs modelled on existing military facilities.
Google Earth software proved effective during relief efforts in New Orleans and Pakistan, say Illah Nourbakhsh and colleagues. Is there more to be gained than lost from opening up disaster operations to the wider public?
Pursuing drugs for neglected diseases is not a traditional part of the pharmaceutical company portfolio. But Paul Herrling of Novartis finds that it brings welcome changes both within and outside the industry.
