Bird flu hype: the spread of a disease outbreak through the media and Internet discussion groups

Bird flu, otherwise known as avian influenza, has attracted widespread public and global attention. The H5N1 avian influenza virus was first documented as infecting humans in Hong Kong in 1997, and many of those infected died subsequently from the virus that had been transmitted from poultry to huma...

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Main Authors: Hellsten, Iina, Nerlich, Brigitte
Format: Article
Published: John Benjamins 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1360/