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From: Robyn Kalda [mailto:robynk@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:58 AM
Subject: [CLICK4HP] Salon piece on poverty & avian flu

Be very afraid:  In "The Monster at Our Door," "City of Quartz" author Mike Davis warns that urban poverty has created the perfect conditions for bird flu to kill millions of people.

http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/12/13/davis/index.html

You'll have to watch an ad before seeing the article, unless you're a Salon member.  Sorry about that, but it's an interesting piece -- he talks about dense megaslums, globalization, etc. and how they create public health challenges.  I think the main public health bit is on page 3.

Robyn Kalda
Health Promotion Information Specialist
OPC Health Promotion Resource Centre
(416) 408-2249 x226
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