epidemiologist from all over the world and the vast majority felt that in the next 20 years/30 years, there will be a pandemic and will have the potential to bring humanity to its knees. new strains of influenza are already infecting birds in over 75 countries. and the way we are interacting with the animal world is putting us at risk. we encroach on wetlands. so wild birds mix more frequently with domestic poultry. our food trade is globalized. and factory farms are growing in scope and size. with all influenzas, there is a critical moment when a virus circulating in one species of say, birds, manages to mutate in