Bird Flu Remains Threat
The past weeks has seen a number of articles talking about a stain of bird flu stalking Southeast Asia that worries world health officials. Reuters is reporting today that another person has died from the flu.
H5V1 is a strain of flu found in bird populations and has made random jumps to humans when they are in close contact with animals having the virus. The fear is that this virus could find itself in a human host having another more common type of influenza virus and mutate into a new super virus that could rapidly spread through humans. There is no vaccine for a yet to develop virus and the potential for millions of deaths is very real. Many health officials say we are overdue for another influenza pandemic of the type that swept the world in 1918 killing more than 20 million people.
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Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
