The editorial staff at CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) at the University of Minnesota write: "The creators of the fictional ABC-TV movie Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America blended medical facts from the 1918 influenza pandemic with current predictions from flu experts to portray a contemporary flu pandemic, but they added a liberal dash of sensationalism.
CIDRAP's editorial team at the University of Minnesota notes: "The creators of the fictitious ABC-TV movie Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America merged medical facts from the 1918 influenza pandemic with current flu expert predictions to illustrate a contemporary flu outbreak, but they included an excessive amount of sensationalism.