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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pandemic influenza is by nature an international issue; it requires an international solution.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
SARS was a very important event... And many countries have learned from SARS... The SARS event sort of gave them additional impetus and the sense of urgency for them to really revise the International Health Regulations.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're dealing with new and emerging diseases, you have no idea and you can't predict in advance what would happen.
- Diseases
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many diseases including malaria, dengue, meningitis - just a few examples - these are what we call climate-sensitive diseases, because such climate dimensions for rainfall, humidity and temperature would influence the epidemics, the outbreaks, either directly influencing the parasites or the mosquitoes that carry them.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
After all it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.
- Pandemic
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5.
- Business Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and the business community that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in Europe and elsewhere in the world. We are losing our first-line antimicrobials. Replacement treatments are more costly, more toxic, need much longer durations of treatment, and may require treatment in intensive care units.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020