CDC Report Suggests Increased Potential for Avian Flu Outbreak
Written by Paul Kirvan on August 13, 2008 in Business Continuity, Pandemics.
While not trying to raise any alarms, the Centers for Disease Control (Atlanta, Georgia) recently released the results of a study that indicates the potential for certain avian flu strains in North America to spread from human to human. This doesn’t mean that an influenza pandemic is right around the corner, but the CDC is monitoring this development, and many others, very closely for signs that flu viruses are mutating to a point where they could easily spread among humans.
CDC Report on Possible Avian Flu Outbreak
A Pandemic Preparation and Response Plan should be an essential component of any Business Continuity Management Program.
