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...closer to a flu pandemic than ever before? The virus is already entrenched in this part of the world, number one. Second, the number of human cases is on the rise, particularly in Vietnam. And third, the virus continues to be unpredictable and unstable. That's why we have to remain constantly on alert...
Shortly after health experts met last week in Kuala Lumpur to craft a plan to control avian flu, Dr. Shigeru Omi, Regional Director for the World Health Organization's (WHO) Western Pacific region, spoke with TIME's Bryan Walsh about the challenge of fighting a highly unpredictable virus, the need to harness international resources, and the terrible toll a human pandemic would take...
...have the ability to prevent a pandemic? This is not an easy battle. The virus is everywhere and very changeable. We are dealing with billions of animals, not just human beings. But I still believe there is a window of opportunity. That's why we should implement all the necessary strategies - cleaning up backyard farms, improving surveillance - not just on a piecemeal basis but comprehensively and thoroughly. There is no single panacea...
...Studies published last week showed that the virus is now circulating in migratory birds in western China. Could these birds spread the virus? The findings certainly confirm that the virus is very unstable. Migratory birds used to be regarded as reasonably resistant to the virus, but now we find that's not the case. We cannot rule out the possibility that these birds will carry it to other areas. The most important thing is to test more samples from animals and humans in the area, so that we know how far the virus has spread...
DIED. Stephen Barry, 38, personal valet to Prince Charles until 1982, when he left his post of twelve years amid reports that he had been forced out by the Princess; of pneumonia, complicated by the AIDS virus; in London. Two volumes of his memoirs, Royal Service and Royal Secrets, unpublished in Britain in deference to the palace, appeared in the U.S., where they sold briskly despite their tame content...