Not Just Political
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