Bird Flu Pandemic Viewed as Likely
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The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.
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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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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 head of the World Health Organization&#39;s global influenza program 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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Dec. 9, 2004 - The World Health Organization and influenza experts worldwide are concerned that the recent appearance and widespread distribution of an avian influenza virus, Influenza A (H5N1), has the potential to ignite the next 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 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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Most health experts agree that Asian bird flu poses a grave danger and will likely spread unless urgent steps are taken. But some virologists caution that alarmist warnings could harm preparedness plans.
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TORONTO (CP) - The alarm now sounds with increasing frequency and urgency: the world could be on the brink of an influenza pandemic sparked by the highly virulent avian flu strain ravaging poultry stocks in Southeast Asia, experts fear.
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Researchers have developed a new test that can detect bird flu infections in humans within hours. The new rapid test is a significant step forward in what could prove to be the catalyst for an overdue pandemic.
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HONG KONG A global pandemic of avian influenza is &quot;very, very likely&quot; and could kill tens of millions of people around the world, a top World Health Organization official said Monday.
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Scientists believe they have found some of the steps needed for bird flu to turn into a pandemic strain.
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The discovery of a lethal strain of bird flu in Chinese pigs has taken the world closer to a human flu pandemic but there is no need to panic yet, the World Health Organisation said.
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The World Health Organization has detailed the first evidence that a person likely caught the bird flu virus from a human, then passed a slightly mutated version to another person. But experts said Friday the genetic change does not increase the threat of a pandemic.
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BANGKOK A day after Thai and international officials confirmed the first probable human-to-human transmission of a virulent strain of avian influenza in this country, public health systems around the globe were scrambling to prepare for a possible pandemic
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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 says that Asia faces a Bird Flu (avian flu) pandemic if things do not change soon. The WHO said that detection and prevention methods need a complete overhaul.