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Article: WHO preparing to combat global influenza pandemic; Spread of bird flu outbreak in Southeast Asia feared.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: GLOBAL ISSUES)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2004
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Byline: John Zarocostas, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
John Zarocostas in Geneva interviewed Dr. Klaus Stohr, 45, coordinator of the World Health Organization's Global Influenza Program, for The Washington Times Saturday on the current outbreak of avian flu in Southeast Asia, and the threat of a global influenza pandemic.
Question: What's the latest on the bird flu outbreak in Thailand and in neighboring Southeast Asian countries?
Answer: The first official report on the outbreak came in January and February of this year. Now we know the outbreak started much earlier, presumably in the beginning of 2003. Currently, there are ongoing outbreaks in ...