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Dear Colleagues,
We are in the midst of contingency discussions associated with a concurrent
International Economic Emergency and International
Public Health Emergency associated with the Novel A/H1N1 (recombinant Avian Influenza A H5N1).
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said Thursday
that up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu if the current
outbreak turns into a pandemic. The agency said a pandemic typically lasts
two years. -- WHO:
Up to 2 billion people might get swine flu: Breibart, 7 May 2009.
Definition: pandemic (an epidemic that is geographically
widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world)
-- Princeton WordNet.
Surveillance, containment and control are crucial as we watch geographic
spread and population impact by (1) human spread via air travel, including
human to animal (2) natural ecological factors such as migratory birds,
as was noted with West Nile Virus and Avian Influenza A H5N1. Geographic
analysis and emergency measures must be optimized for all global regions,
with emphasis on impoverished population bases without an adequate human/veterinary
public health infrastructure
Related:
Stephen M. Apatow
Founder, Director of Research and Development
Pathobiologics
International
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