Next flu pandemic could kill up to 7 million people, WHO expert ...
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The world is closer to the next flu pandemic &quot;than we have ever been before&quot; and it may kill two million to seven million people, a World Health Organization expert said Thursday.
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The bird flu virus that rampaged across much of Asia this year is the most likely cause of the next human flu pandemic, which could hit up to 30 percent of the world's people, a top international expert said Thursday.
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Every country in the world must come up 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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International health experts warn that conditions are set for a pandemic to erupt in Southeast Asia and China that could kill millions worldwide if the virus developed into a form capable of spreading among humans.
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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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A flu pandemic - a worldwide outbreak - could be just around the corner. With this in mind, the US Department of Health and Human Services has outlined a national strategy to prepare for and respond to a potential global outbreak.
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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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Another influenza pandemic similar to  the one that killed between 20 and 40 million people in 1918  could be controlled by vaccinations and preventing new  infections, American scientists said Wednesday.
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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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Another influenza pandemic similar to the one that killed between 20 and 40 million people in 1918 could be controlled by vaccinations and preventing new infections, American scientists said Wednesday.
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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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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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A top World Health Organization official warned Saturday of a likely global pandemic of avian flu unless tougher efforts are made to combat the virus&#39;s spread and improve sanitation in the poultry industry.
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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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The World Health Organization is warning Bird Flu will be the most likely cause of the next deadly flu pandemic. During a meeting in Bangkok on Bird Flu, Dr.
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BANGKOK - The head of the World Health Organization&#39;s global influenza program, Dr, Klaus Stohr, has nominated the bird flu virus in Asia as the most likely cause of the world&#39;s next flu pandemic.
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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.