U.S. urges urgent preparations for flu pandemic (Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051010/hl_nm/birdflu_asia_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20051010/capt.sge.psq24.101005143619.photo00.photo.default-380x278.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=ULUcHyJRekiYtSjYPXF0NA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="US Health Secretary Michael Leavitt speaks during a press conference for the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza at the United Nations in Bangkok, Thailand. All countries must make transparent, cooperative efforts to prepare for a pandemic caused by a mutated bird flu virus that will be a 'world-changing event', health experts warned(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Governments have to work harder and
faster to prepare for an inevitable bird flu pandemic, U.S.
Health Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Monday as he began a
tour of Southeast Asian nations hit by the virus.</p><br clear=all>