Science Paper!

As part of the 'WHO Rapid Pandemic Assessment Collaboration', members of the MRC Outbreak Centre have published a paper entitled, 'Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1): Early Findings'. The paper was published on-line yesterday via Science Express.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1176062v1

Not surprisingly, there has been a great deal of interest from the Press.
Here are some links:

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_12-5-2009-11-1-24?newsid=66374

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8045364.stm

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17109-first-analysis-of-swine-flu-spread-supports-pandemic-plan.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/12/swine-flu-report-pandemic-predicted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8044299.stm

Radio:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/default.stm (interview with Prof. Neil Ferguson begins 1hr 13min in)