World health officials warn of threat of global flu pandemic
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SINGAPORE Health officials are warning today that the world is 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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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for measures to prevent a flu pandemic in humans after China said a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs, adding to signs that an outbreak among people was likely.
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A senior World Health Organization official warned Monday a deadly pandemic of avian flu could easily and quickly kill as many as 100 million people worldwide.
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Bird flu will trigger an influenza pandemic among people that could kill up to 7 million, experts from the United Nations&#39; World Health Organization predict.
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Global health experts have warned Southeast Asia it must unite to combat the spread of bird flu. The World health Organisation says the virus has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic.
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The risk of a flu pandemic remains high despite possible public fatigue with the issue, but the World Health Organization is hopeful the bird flu virus will do less damage than in past years during Asia's upcoming colder months, an official said Sunday.
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Hong Kong - Up to 100-million people could die in weeks if a bird flu pandemic broke out, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has warned while urging countries to make urgent preparations to mitigate its spread.
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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 two to seven (m) million people.
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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 (WHO) said today.
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The world is closer to the next flu pandemic that may kill up to 7 million people, a World Health Organization expert warns. A worldwide outbreak is closer than ever because of bird flu, says Klaus Stohr, coordinator of WHO&#39;s global influenza program.
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According the World Health Organization, the biggest threat facing the world this winter may be the spread of Asian bird flu which may cause as many as two to seven million deaths before it is over.
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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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Two UN agencies have warned that bird flu is set to remain a serious threat to animal and human life worldwide in the near future.
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The spread of bird flu may be waning but the world must keep up its guard against the threat of a human influenza pandemic, which is almost certain in the longer term, senior health experts said on Thursday.
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(CBS) The world is closer to the next flu pandemic &quot;than we have ever been before&quot; and it may kill 2 million to 7 million people, a World Health Organization expert said Thursday.
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There are chilling warnings in Asia that an inevitable global influenza pandemic could kill millions. This warning comes after the fight against SARS and bird flu left many countries weary.