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The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday (21) that the world is still unprepared to deal with a flu outbreak of large-scale, with fears that the H7N9 virus could spread in China.
The Assistant Director-General of WHO, Keiji Fukuda, told a meeting that despite the efforts made since the H1N1 flu three years ago, we need a greater contingency planning. Although work has been done since then, the world is not prepared for a large and severe outbreak, said Fukuda.
The rapid reaction systems are crucial, since the efforts of health authorities are limited by lack of knowledge of the disease, he added. When people are afflicted by an emerging disease, you can not just go to a book and know what to do.
The Director-General of WHO, Margaret Chan, said that any new influenza viruses that infect humans has the potential to become a global health threat. According to the latest figures, avian influenza H7N9 has infected 130 people and killed 35 in China since it was first detected in humans in March this year.
Palavras-chave: Flu
H7N9
H1N1
World Health Organization
Influenza
Avian influenza
Keiji Fukuda
Margaret Chan
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