OTTAWA (Reuters) - The global fight against a flu pandemic could be badly undermined if governments fail to prevent mass panic in the event of widespread fatalities, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said on Tuesday.
More than 60 people in Southeast Asia have died of bird flu and the deadly strain has spread to Europe. Experts say the world is overdue for a flu pandemic and predict the most likely cause will be an animal strain which mutates.
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