Bird flu has been less prominent in the news lately, but the threat of a global pandemic remains real. The last global flu pandemic occurred in 1918, killing tens of millions of people in the USA and Europe. The current epicentre appears to be in South/South East Asia. Of the 200+ people killed so far by the virus, almost half have been in Indonesia.Some of the more relevant recent stories about the H5N1 virus, relating to possible vaccinations, bird flu global hot spots and other facts and figures, can be found at the following links:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/498813.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7170365.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7252923.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7240636.stm
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