A Pandemic That Wasnât but Might Be
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Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virusâs failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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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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Government health officials tried to build their case for school closings and similar steps during a flu pandemic by showcasing new research Monday that suggests such measures seemed to work during the deadly Spanish flu of 1918.
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likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, says a top global health expert. &quot;No country will be spared once it becomes a pandemic,&quot; he told a news conference on Friday.
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Bangkok: Chilling warnings about an inevitable global influenza pandemic that could kill millions signal more turmoil to come after a grim year in Asia when nations weary from fighting SARS faced a new foe in bird flu.
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A World Health Organization investigation showed that the H5N1 virus mutated in an Indonesian family cluster on Sumatra island, but bird flu experts insisted Friday it did not increase the possibility of a human pandemic.
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A mystery respiratory illness that is plaguing a local hospital is likely to be the result of a viral, and not bacterial, infection.
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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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WASHINGTON - The United States may have to close schools, restrict travel and ration scarce medications if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak, according to federal plans for the next pandemic, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.    It will take months to brew a vaccine that works against the kind of super-flu that causes a pandemic, although government preparations include research to speed that production...
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The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of vaccines, ...
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One of history's deadliest diseases has been making a comeback. Scientists want to know why
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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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New York City's health care system is not prepared for a major disaster such as a large-scale attack, hurricane or pandemic, health care and disaster planning experts said.
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The flu season is not here yet, but the shortage has prompted an uncertain triage of prevention.
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The disclosure was highly unusual in a country whose populace is both hard hit by the disease but reluctant to acknowledge it.
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This was the Big One &#151; a deadly flu epidemic. But fortunately it was a fake.