Worldchanging: Bright Green: Flu Wiki

Flu Wiki

Dr. Lucas Gonzalez' idea to use Wikipedia as a resource for flu pandemic preparation is a good one, and was inspired by the use of Wikipedia as information hub in the immediate post-tsunami days. But, just as the post-tsunami needs were greater than Wikipedia could support -- spawning the South-East Asia Earthquake And Tsunami site -- so too does the effort to head off a global avian flu emergency need its own home. And now it has one: Flu Wiki.

The goal of the site is to be:

a reliable source of information, as neutral as possible, about important facts useful for a public health approach to pandemic influenza

a venue for anticipating the vast range of problems that may arise if a pandemic does occur

a venue for thinking about implementable solutions to foreseeable problems

We wish them well.

Jamais,

Thanks for the link. Quite a vital community has already gathered and I invite your readers to join us and contribute.

Posted by: Melanie on 30 Jun 05

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