China Says US Lab to Blame for Beijing's Not Sharing Bird Flu Samples
China is placing blame on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. for the fact that it has not shared samples of the bird flu virus with the international medical community since 2004. Chinese state media Friday report that a Chinese lab has 20 samples ready to go, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C.D.C) in the U.S. has not completed the necessary import procedures. There has been no comment from the C.D.C.
Providing bird flu samples to facilities designated by the World Health Organization is important for tracking bird flu, determining how it may be changing and for the development of treatments.
中国把2004年以来没能与国际医学界分享禽流感样本一事归咎于美国疾病预防中心。中国媒体星期五报导说，中国一家实验室准备好了20份样本，但是美国疾病预防中心一直没有完成必要的进口手续。美国疾病预防中心还没有对此做出评论。
向世界卫生组织指定的设施提供样本对跟踪禽流感，判断病毒是否变异以及研究治疗方法很重要。
