http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2011/June/Pages/US...

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2011/June/Pages/USStrategyToCombatBioterrorismTakesGlobalView.aspx

?What we learned with H1N1 and the H5N1 [avian flu outbreaks], is that these diseases don?t know national boundaries,? said Myers. ?What might be a local issue in Africa on Monday could be a potential threat to the United States later in the week. If it?s a threat to the American people later in the week, then it could be a threat to American servicemen and women serving overseas much, much quicker.?