WHO debates flu data sharing

As investigators probe a new flare up of the bird flu virus in Indonesia, the World Health Organization meets this week to try to settle an argument over how data on new influenza infections should be shared. The move was prompted by reports that scientists and some Asian governments have sought to block access to the latest samples of the virus. Critics say new information should be shared immediately with the international scientific community to spead research and help guard against a possible pandemic.

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