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Bird`s eye

  • 29/11/2005

Bird`s eye Almost a century has passed since the 1918 Spanish flu. In the interim, a sea change has occurred in science, health care, public awareness and international co-operation. "Even if the virus were to mutate to a more virulent form, the world is in a better position to fight it now. We just have to be prepared enough,' says Khan.

While comparing the current bout of bird flu with the 1918 outbreak, two other pandemic influenza events after 1918 are forgotten

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