Dec 30
Complacency in the face of Pandemic
People know of the many incidents of H5N1 infections in China and elsewhere in the world, but health industry experts are warning that we should not lose sight of the disease which has taken a back seat to the global economic slowdown. People are getting infected but not reported enough to raise concern. Some experts say it’s all the same incidents but new studies show the occurrences in China are happening where the disease has not yet been reported and the number are rising. The release of a new vaccine for avian species is available though migratory birds remain hard to monitor. Though most incidents are still within the area of South East Asia, Mainland China, Hong Kong and India, it would only be time before the dreaded disease strikes and takes us by surprise in what is seen as the next big pandemic of our age.