The European Union faces up to the threat of a pandemic: meeting at the DGV on the influenza A (H5N1) of the ad hoc group on communicable diseases Luxembourg 14 January 1998

J C Desenclos; R Manigat

doi:10.2807/esm.03.03.00089-en

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The European Union faces up to the threat of a pandemic: meeting at the DGV on the influenza A (H5N1) of the ad hoc group on communicable diseases Luxembourg 14 January 1998
J C Desenclos¹ , R Manigat²
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Affiliations: ¹ Réseau National de Santé Publique, Saint-Maurice, France ² Direction Générale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé, Paris, France

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Citation style for this article: Desenclos J C, Manigat R. The European Union faces up to the threat of a pandemic: meeting at the DGV on the influenza A (H5N1) of the ad hoc group on communicable diseases Luxembourg 14 January 1998. Euro Surveill. 1998;3(3):pii=89. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.03.03.00089-en

Abstract

The transmission of an avian influenza H5N1 virus to a child in Hong Kong in May 1997 followed by the occurrence of 17 other human cases with a high case fatality rate (6/18, 33%) suggested that an influenza pandemic could be imminent and led many Europea