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Many Vulnerabilities in Health Care System

Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2007;297:1177-1178.

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Arlington, Va—With a continued smoldering of human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa, the threat of a potential pandemic preoccupies influenza experts who are tracking the H5N1 virus or are involved in pandemic planning. Many of them recently gathered here to assess the current level of US preparedness at the national, state, and local levels.

"We need to continue to prepare for the worst but not necessarily expect the worst, a public relations translation that is often difficult to get across to the people," said Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Drawing from historical events such as the 1918 influenza pandemic, experts are trying to predict the impact of a potential future pandemic and are working to establish effective preparedness plans. (Photo credit: http://www.sciencesource.com)

NATIONAL PLANNING

A central worry is that circulating avian influenza . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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