History of SARS & ProMED, new H7N9 flu

In China, a new form of avian flu, called H7N9, has killed 10 people and infected an additional 28.  China's gotten plaudits from the global health community for its transparency and responsiveness to this outbreak. But that's partly because many remember how China lied about SARS in 2002, a decision that killed hundreds. Public health reporter Maryn McKenna talks to Bob about what the standards are for reporting health epidemics in a wired world.
 
Read on at: http://www.onthemedia.org/2013/apr/12/reporting-global-health-epidemics-wired-world/