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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In the end, almost no place was spared. When Spanish influenza virus circled the world in 1918, 1919 and 1920, it missed the Pribilof and St.
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Is a bird flu pandemic coming? Health experts say there is no way to know, and especially no way to know when.
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SARS is expected to emerge in China again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as the world's most populous country is better prepared this time round, health officials say.
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Asia faces an outbreak of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza, which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
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The Dec. 1 editorial &quot;A Female Pandemic?&quot; sent the wrong message. From the headline that seemed to question data showing that HIV-AIDS has become a female pandemic to the conclusion that highlighting the predicament
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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 freeze on air traffic after the   September 11 attacks delayed the 2001-2002 flu season, and   researchers were able to confirm what many had long suspected   -- air travel could help spread a bird flu pandemic very   efficiently.
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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.
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SARS is expected to emerge in China  again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as the world's  most populous country is better prepared this time round,  health officials say.
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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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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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A pandemic of avian influenza would make 2003&#39;s SARS epidemic look like a cakewalk, research analysts said as they recommended that enterprises review their business continuity and crisis management plans now.
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With revised numbers downsizing the pandemic -- along with an admission that AIDS peaked in the late 1990s -- some AIDS experts wonder if it might be wise to shift some of the billions of dollars of AIDS money to basic health problems like clean water, family planning or diarrhea.
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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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Scientists say the number of cases of humans being infected with bird flu may have been underestimated.
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Experts say it&#39;s only a matter of time before the next pandemic takes a deadly toll. For more information, check www.hhs.gov, the Web site of the Health and Human Services Department.