Risk of flu pandemic a shadow on world economy
24th Oct 2005, 14:29 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy has absorbed repeated shocks over the past few years from a stock market crash, two big wars, a doubling of oil prices and serial natural disasters. But all that would pale in comparison to a worst-case influenza pandemic.
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