Correction on the previous post...

Working off of the Veratect PR statement from the web, I have mistakenly passed on some incorrect information.

Jim Wilson, MD, author of the blog, Biosurveillance, who is currently the Chief Technical Officer and Chief Scientist for Veratect, had a few corrections that I wanted to get to you right away. Here are his comments:

Stephanie,

Some clarifications are needed here:

1. We, ourselves, did not actually think there may have been a problem in Mexico on March 30th. We reported the traveler, but that was it.

2. We sent email notifications to CDC only, (not WHO because the group in CDC we were already talking frequently with their WHO counterparts) on April 16th and again on April 17th- there were 2 emails, not 100 emails.

3. On April 20th, I called CDC's Emergency Operations Center to notify them of the problem in Mexico. They reacted immediately and without hesitation to better understand the situation there. WHO, I'm sure, was notified almost immediately or were already aware at that point.

4. I see no evidence whatsoever of a cover-up but rather an event that caught everyone- the world's experts- by surprise.

Hope this helps us better understand the detection and alerting timeline of swine flu.

Cheers,
James Wilson, MD

I want to thank Dr. Wilson for setting the record straight. Now, I wonder if the PR Department will start checking with their scientists? Keep reading Dr. Jim Wilson's blog, Biosurveillance.