The WHO made a statement earlier today about the cost of a birdflu pandemic to the global economy saying the figure would be around Two Trillion. A lot higher than first anticipated.

The comments on September 17 came as a senior World Health Organization official said the threat from the H5N1 avian-flu virus was just as real today as it was six months ago.

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• Compensation underway for poultry farmers
• Vietnam Prepares For Outbreak
• Australian WildLife free of BirdFlu
• Uganda takes extreme measures to stop the spread of BirdFlu
• Yet another Human Birdflu case in Egypt
• Birdflu not detected in New Zealand
• Pacific Nations urged to improve BirdFlu plans
• BirdFlu could cost Two Trillion.
• $15 Million Avian Flu Grant for Indonesia
• An Odd Marketing Campaign

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