Moratorium on influenza H5N1 transmission research

17 February 2012

Flu and public health experts meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO) on issues surrounding two controversial H5N1 transmission studies today agreed on a plan to extend a voluntary research moratorium but publish the full results at a later date.
The move came after talks at the World Health Organisation in Geneva failed to settle a dispute over whether their findings should be made public.

 

See also: WHO press release