Why the world isn&#39;t ready for the coming influenza pandemic, World ...
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A global influenza pandemic isn&#39;t something that most people think about on a day-to-day basis. But it could soon become front-page news, if the fears of the World Health Organization are realized.
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With worries growing about a possible flu pandemic, the World Health Organisation has called an unprecedented summit meeting for Nov. 11 in Geneva, Switzerland, to draft response plans in the event of a global
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The World Health Organization is warning Asian nations that its current struggle with bird flu could lead to the next deadly human flu pandemic across the globe.
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The World Health Organization says government officials should be preparing for the next global influenza pandemic, which could cause two to seven million deaths.
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WASHINGTON - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation's first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will take months to brew a vaccine, say government preparations for the next pandemic.    Specialists say it's only a matter of time before the next one strikes, and concern is rising that the recurring bird flu in Asia could be the trigger if it mutates in a way that lets it spread easily among people...
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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Scientists hope the understanding of past flu pandemics can help us better prepare for future crises.
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Officials warned that the world was close to its next pandemic, a powerful and contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.
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Experts urged governments on Thursday to do more to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic and beef up surveillance on the spread of bird flu in all animals and humans.
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BANGKOK : An influenza pandemic is being predicted to affect every country leaving millions dead and make more than a quarter of the world&#39;s population ill with no vaccines available until at least next March, according to the World Health Organisation.
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BANGKOK: An influenza pandemic is likely to affect every country in the world leaving millions dead with no vaccines available until at least next March, the World Health Organisation has warned.
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GENEVA - Governments must brace for a future flu outbreak because one will strike inevitably, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Health experts warned today that the world was closer to its next pandemic - a potent mix of bird flu and a human influenza virus, with Asia as its likely epicentre.
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A flu pandemic is almost certain to occur in the long term, but the likelihood of a large-scale outbreak in the next few years is less clear, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday.
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There has not been a worldwide outbreak of influenza since 1968. Experts say there should have been another by now. They hope to be prepared to limit the effects when the next one finally happens.
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Asia faces an outbreak of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza, which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
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TORONTO (CP) - The alarm now sounds with increasing frequency and urgency: the world could be on the brink of an influenza pandemic sparked by the highly virulent avian flu strain ravaging poultry stocks in Southeast Asia, experts fear.