Captain Trips H5N1 spreads to Philippines & India

Says Dr B Ramana, an Indian member of the global e-group: "The news of the virus' possible entry to India was broken about a month ago on this web platform. But one does not know if our country has the wherewithal to tackle a disaster of such serious proportions."

"I hate to post this message regarding H5N1. I just saw a news clip that the virus is now the Philippines but still only in poultry," a community medicine doctor visiting one of peer e-group wrote alarmed over the number of ventilators that would be required if the virus struck America.