His conclusion, published in the September Emerging Infectious Diseases: It's highly likely there was a transmission from human to human.

FORBES: Bird Watchers

And the confluence of climate change, globalization and ideological conflict portends new threats from emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters and terrorism, which our system must be prepared to address.

FORBES: Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding

The hot zone for exposure is generally two seats beside, in front of and behind you, according to a study in July in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

WSJ: Where Germs Lurk on Planes

But a study by Ran Balicer and colleagues at the Israeli Ministry of Health, published in August in Emerging Infectious Diseases, concluded that in Israel it was worthwhile at 2004 prices to stockpile Tamiflu not just for essential workers, but for all patients.

ECONOMIST: Avian influenza