"While we still have a window of opportunity, we must do everything we can to avert an influenza pandemic, as we simultaneously prepare for a worse-case scenario," says Shigeru Omi, the WHO`s regional director for the Western Pacific.
Shigeru Omi spoke at a health conference in Noumea, New Caledonia, where over 100 health officials, including various health ministers, attended. The conference was centered on finding ways to stop the bird flu
and the government of Indonesia is now warning that things could be getting out of hand.
Fears of a possibly uncontrollable bird flu outbreak were sweeping Indonesia tonight after the government warned of a potential epidemic.
Scientists tried to determine whether a five-year-old girl died from the virus in a Jakarta hospital, where six other Indonesian are being treated as a possible bird flu patients.
Right now it is to early to tell if the fears in Indonesia are warented or not.
In the past, this virus did not pass between people easily. The great concern is that it will adapt, and become much more contagious. Finding areas with more than just a case or two is very worrisome, since it could indicate that the virus has changed.
Lets hope and pray the governments planning for this has been more effective than it's natural disaster planning.
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National Geographic has an article on this very thing this month.
Considering they had an entire issue in the works on the God of Abraham and the religions Abraham fathered when the planes hit the twin towers, I'm hoping they're not prescient again.
Great blog! Eric pointed me your way.
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