"The economic consequences could be up to $2 trillion -- up to 5 percent of
global GDP removed," he said, reiterating previous World Bank and UN estimates.
Nabarro will deliver a lecture at the London School of Economics later on
Thursday on the global state of preparedness for any pandemic, which could be
triggered by bird flu.
The current H5N1 form of bird flu is mainly an animal disease, but experts fear
it might mutate into a strain that could spread easily between people, causing a
pandemic which could kill millions.
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Prepare For Flu Pandemic Economic Hit: U.N.
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Here we go again on the fear mongering UN merry-go-round.
From Terrorism, to Pandemic, to Global Warming, to Climate Change, to Terrorism, to Pandemic, to Global Warming to ... Whoa, I'm getting dizzy!
They even have a "influenza coordinator" who has a ridiculously high paying job to keep.