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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One of history's deadliest diseases has been making a comeback. Scientists want to know why
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where public health systems, already weak, are now overwhelmed. &quot;There is a chance that we could have at least as many dying from communicable
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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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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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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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A virus appears to be a prime suspect â but not likely to be the only culprit â in the mass die-offs of honeybees reported last fall and winter.
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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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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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This was the Big One &#151; a deadly flu epidemic. But fortunately it was a fake.
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(New York, NY, December 24, 2004) AIDS has not taken a holiday. More than 8,000 people around the world die daily from this pandemic.
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INTERNATIONAL health authorities have warned that the world is overdue for a major influenza pandemic, which could strike Australia and kill thousands.
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Theresa Torres, Reporter. Sharing its neighborsâ fears of a bird-flu pandeÂ­mic after the first probable case of human-to-human infection was reported in Thailand, the Philippine government on Wednes
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LONDON - 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 on Wednesday.
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Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Football matches and concerts may be banned if there is a flu pandemic, under  plans being considered by ministers.
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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.