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From: - with a K	12/1/2005 10:23:10 AM
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State officials talk flu preparedness KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Posted on Wed, Nov. 30, 2005 abcnews.go.com WASHINGTON - THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING ITS CONCERNS ABOUT A POTENTIAL FLU PANDEMIC ON THE ROAD OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO TRY TO MOTIVATE CITIES AND TOWNS TO START PLANNING. Minnesota, Arkansas and Arizona will be the first stops, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said in an interview Wednesday. In addition, the administration has asked governors to send representatives to the capital on Monday to talk about flu. "The public health people get this and have been advocating preparation for some time," Leavitt said. "What's now necessary is for the political leadership at the county, city, school and business level to understand it so they can prepare in the ways unique to them." In early November, the administration released its strategy for combating a super-flu outbreak. Health officials say there is increased risk of such an outbreak should bird flu mutate into a form that is easily transmittable from person to person. The odds of such a mutation are low, officials say, but cannot be dismissed. . . . . . . . . . .Bush asked Congress to spend $7.1 billion for steps such as a larger stockpile of medicine and greater surveillance of poultry markets and migratory bird flyways. . . . . . . . . . In Monday's meeting, the administration expects that states will send their senior health and emergency services directors. Leavitt described the meeting as a "foreword" in a book. HE SAID HE EXPECTS THAT EVENTS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PANDEMIC PREPARATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN ALL 50 STATES IN THE SUBSEQUENT FOUR MONTHS. finance.messages.yahoo.com

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