World unprepared for avian flu
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&quot;We believe with the current influenza vaccine supply issues, it illustrates perfectly the message that we&#39;d like to get across,&quot; said Dr.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Officials of the World Health Organization say they fear the bird flu virus in Southeast Asia could become a worldwide pandemic capable of killing anywhere from 2 million to 7 million people.
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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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ROME : The bird flu epidemic in Asia is a &quot;crisis of global importance&quot; and the virus is unlikely to be eradicated soon, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) warned.
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The world is teetering on the verge of a massive influenza outbreak, and even wealthy nations such as the United States are unprepared for the next pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Every country in the world must come up urgently with a plan to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.
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New York, Dec. 16 (VNA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday urged governments across the world to prepare for future fights against influenza.
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A case of avian influenza that killed an 11-month-old girl in Vietnam this month has alarmed health officials around the world.
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International health officials warned yesterday that the world was closer to its next pandemic - a potent mix of avian influenza and a human flu virus - and that Asia was likely to be its epicentre.
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Every country in the world must come up with a plan urgently to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia
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The level of concern about a possible avian flu pandemic appears to be waning in the U.S., leaving many IT organizations unprepared for the disruptions that a pandemic could cause.
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The outbreak of avian flu in Asia could become a pandemic, health experts have warned. Francois Xavier-Meslin, the World Health Organisation&#39;s disease control, prevention and eradication co-ordinator, said a health crisis is getting closer.
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A global crisis of bird flu will threaten animal and human life in the near future, UN agencies warn.
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Health officials warned Monday that the world was close to its next pandemic -- a powerful and highly contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.
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The United Nations&#39; World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dramatic warning that bird flu will trigger an international pandemic that could kill up to seven million people.
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TORONTO - 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.
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Two United Nations agencies have warned that bird flu is &quot;a crisis of global importance&quot;. A joint statement from the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Organisation for Animal Health says the