World flu summit a step toward stopping a pandemic
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The US shortage of flu vaccine has been so troublesome to health officials that the World Health Organization has called a summit to help prevent it from happening again.
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Health experts have warned that the world is closer to its next pandemic -- a potent mix of bird and human influenza. &quot;We are getting closer, but when it&#39;s going to happen, I don&#39;t know,&quot; said Francois Xavier-Meslin of the World Health Organization.
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SHANGHAI, China Sept. 14, 2004 - More countries need to enact preventative measures and boost preparedness for a possible renewed outbreak of SARS or avian flu among humans, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday.
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11/1/04- With growing worries about the possibility of a global flu pandemic, the World Health Organization has announced plans to hold a summit to draft emergency response plans.
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SHANGHAI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a global outbreak of avian influenza unless greater efforts are made to fight the disease in countries already affected
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Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Southeast Asian countries have endorsed a plan to combat bird flu that aims to prevent the disease from spreading and reduce its risk for human pandemic after a two-day meeting in Singapore .
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MIAMI - The world is at great risk of a new pandemic of deadly bird flu, but is ill-prepared to handle it, a top World Health Organization official said at an international conference in Miami on Monday.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged governments to provide funds to drug makers developing vaccines against a feared influenza pandemic, which could kill millions of people.
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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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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.
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The global spread of the influenza virus will threaten the health of nearly everyone on Earth, but very little is being done to prevent its potential devastation, according to World Health Organization experts.
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The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit of flu vaccine makers and nations next week to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.
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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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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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The upcoming Group of Eight summit is a prime opportunity for world leaders to show they are seriously committed to fighting the spread of infectious diseases, the acting head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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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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The World Health Organization is urging drugmakers including GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Sanofi-Aventis SA and Chiron Corp. to join in developing a vaccine to stop Asia&#39;s deadly bird flu virus from triggering a pandemic.