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Dr. Lucas Gonzalez' idea to use Wikipedia as a resource for flu pandemic preparation is a good one, and was inspired by the use of Wikipedia as information hub in the immediate post-tsunami days. But, just as the post-tsunami needs were greater than Wikipedia could support -- spawning the South-East Asia Earthquake And Tsunami site -- so too does the effort to head off a global avian flu emergency need its own home. And now it has one: Flu Wiki.
The goal of the site is to be:
We wish them well.
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Comments (1)
Jamais,
Thanks for the link. Quite a vital community has already gathered and I invite your readers to join us and contribute.
Posted by Melanie | June 30, 2005 4:18 PM
Posted on June 30, 2005 16:18