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 states: "The makers of the fictional ABC-TV movie Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America incorporated medical facts from the 1918 influenza pandemic with current flu expert predictions to show a modern-day flu outbreak, but they included an abundance of sensationalism.