WHO Knows Best?
written by George Dehner, Assistant Professor of History at Wichita State University; printed in Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, October 2010, vol. 65, no. 4, pgs 478-513.
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The article focuses on the discovery of a novel influenza strain at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in 1976—dubbed Swine Flu—which prompted differing responses from national and international health organizations. The article examines the responses of these organizations and cites government information from the World Health Organization and United Nations, as well as documents, reports, and files in the National Archives from a wide variety of federal agencies, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and congressional testimony.