Gov't prepares for bird-flu pandemic
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Early signs suggest this year's record supply of flu vaccine could exceed demand, and the potential financial blow to the drug industry could diminish its interest in serving this market just as the U.S. government tries to prepare for a possible bird-flu pandemic.
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Asian nations have vowed to work together to combat bird flu after warnings it could lead to a human influenza pandemic that could kill millions and make nearly a third of the world ill.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Memories of the 2001 anthrax attacks and planning mistakes haunt Dr. Julie Gerberding as she urges government and private companies to prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic.
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Bird flu will hit the United States &amp;#151; it&#039;s only a matter of time &amp;#151; and not all states are ready to respond to the deadly virus, the Homeland Security Department&#039;s top doctor warns.
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The United Nations&#39; World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dramatic warning that bird flu will trigger an international pandemic that could kill up to seven million people.
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SINGAPORE: Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has outlined three areas of global cooperation in dealing with international public health emergencies such as the current bird flu outbreak.
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An infectious disease expert is warning that the United States and other countries aren&#39;t prepared for an outbreak of bird flu.
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Malaysia may take the unprecedented step of placing an entire state under quarantine if an outbreak of bird flu that has killed at least 28 people in the region worsens, officials said on Wednesday.
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The level of concern about a possible avian flu pandemic appears to be waning in the U.S., leaving many IT organizations unprepared for the disruptions that a pandemic could cause.
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The outbreak of deadly bird flu in  Asia spurred the EU on Monday to check Europe's preparedness  for the spread of a disease that scientists warn may become  pandemic.
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Aventis-Pasteur and Chiron Corp are due  to start human testing of a vaccine against bird flu as early  as this month, a World Health Organization official said on  Saturday, to try to prevent a pandemic that could kill millions  of people.
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Every country in the world must come up with a plan urgently 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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Southeast Asian countries have approved a plan to combat bird flu that aims to curb the spread of the disease and reduce the likelihood it will lead to a more deadly human pandemic.
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Every country in the world must come up urgently 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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Health News, Every country in the world must come up urgently 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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Local health officials presented a bird flu shopping list to the federal government Monday that included face masks, oxygen equipment, IVs and other supplies.
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Governments around the world need to do more to prepare for the dramatic economic impact of the next flu pandemic, the United Nations influenza coordinator said on Thursday.