Summary
Under the president's new emergency plan, some state andlocal health agencies might not be able to afford flumedications or be able to provide health services should adangerous flu outbreak reach epidemic proportions.
Scientists warn that the avian, or bird, flu virus that islargely limited to birds for the moment, could eventuallymutate into a strain that is easily spread from person toperson. Death rates could be high because people would have noimmunity.See the full content of this document
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States Would Bear Brunt of Costs
The president's plan includes federal reportingrequirements, recommendations on possible quarantine proceduresand travel restrictions. But it provides only $100 million tohelp state and local governments to update preparedness p...
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