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Biotech / Medical : SARS and Avian Flu -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (2811)	10/18/2005 6:46:05 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4232

British scientists travelling to Asia to inspect the spread of bird flu said the number of cases reported in humans might only be "the tip of the iceberg". ananova.com EU chiefs in bird flu crisis talks European Union foreign ministers are holding emergency talks after the first outbreak of bird flu was found within EU borders. Test results will show whether the outbreak in the Greek Chios island area is another case of the potentially lethal H5N1 strain. If so, the EU is expected to confirm a ban on poultry exports from the region. EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou will also reveal plans for an EU-wide simulation of a flu pandemic to assess how prepared individual states are. The meeting comes after the World Health Organisation warned against panic-buying stocks of drugs to protect against bird flu. [but it's OK for Ken Livingston and other government creeps to buy drugs for themselves and co workers though... in case you missed it, here is the SI link Message 21644929 pb] on Monday, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt said the Government would continue to review its preparations "so that as far as any country can be fully prepared against the risk of pandemic flu, we in the UK will be prepared". She told the Commons that the Government was taking "proportionate actions, based on the best available evidence" to prepare for an outbreak of pandemic flu. British scientists travelling to Asia to inspect the spread of bird flu said the number of cases reported in humans might only be "the tip of the iceberg". Since 2003, around 120 people have been diagnosed with the potentially lethal strain of H5N1, leading to 60 deaths. It is feared that the deadly virus could genetically mutate into a form that can be passed easily between people, sparking a global pandemic.