** 100 million could die in weeks **

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    "Hong Kong - Up to 100-million people could die in weeks if a bird flu pandemic broke out, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has warned while urging countries to make urgent preparations to mitigate its spread.

    A global outbreak was almost certain and vaccination programmes would not be enough to halt its advance, Shigeru Omi, WHO's director for the Western Pacific, has said here."

    Full article at
    http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=117&art_id=vn20041130051751967C809147
 
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