Die Quote by Michael Greger

The emergence and spread of virulent strains of avian influenza has been attributed by experts to the intensely overcrowded, unsanitary, and stressful conditions that…

— Michael Greger

“scientists now argue that the primordial source of all flu strains is migrating aquatic birds such as ducks and geese that have roamed the…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

There's always the danger when you have influenzas that infect chickens, that when you have the close quarters of chickens spreading from one to…

— Anthony Fauci

We are watching very closely to see how the disease associated with bird flu, when it hits humans, is evolving.

— David Nabarro

High levels of stress can lead to weakened immunity, rendering animals much more susceptible to disease. This makes the average poultry factory farm a…

— Michael Greger

The influenza pandemic of 1918 may well be the greatest scourge ever to afflict humanity, exacting a death toll greater than all the wars…

— David L. Katz

“experts used to believe diseases were mostly transmitted by people or animals, many now maintain that airborne dust clouds can carry viruses like influenza…

— Linda Marsa

The largest outbreak of bird flu in American history was an H5N2 virus, which led to the deaths of 17 million domestic birds and…

— Michael Greger

The avian influenza found in mainland British Columbia poses no significant threat to human health.

— John Clifford

Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.

— Margaret Chan

“increases of the infectivity rate may lead to large epidemics.” This quiet warning has echoed loudly ever since. It’s a cardinal truth, over which…

— David Quammen

When there is an influenza threat, drop everything and focus on risks from influenza pandemics. When SARS spreads, focus on unknown respiratory diseases. This…

— Nathan Wolfe