Bird flu pandemic a question of when, not if -WHO
7th Sep 2005, 20:08 GMT
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The world is going to face a pandemic of the bird flu strain lethal to humans and Thailand is the only nation in South and Southeast Asia ready to deal with it, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
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