ÒInternational
researchers now conclude that this is why the
drug will no longer protect people in case
of a worldwide bird flu epidemic. China's
use of the drug amantadine, which
violated international livestock guidelines,
was widespread years before China
acknowledged any infection of its
poultry, according to pharmaceutical company
executives and veterinarians.Ó
(WashPost,
ÒBird
Flu Drug Rendered UselessÓ
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/17/AR2005061701214.html,
via Dan
GillmorÕs blog