A new global wave of flu is inevitable

LONDON (Reuters) – The world will inevitably face a new flu epidemic and must prepare for the possible destruction it can cause, without underestimating the risks, the World Health Organization said. Health (WHO).

"A new pandemic is becoming a matter of time, not just a possibility," said WHO during the review of a global plan to fight viral diseases and measures preventative measures before a possible global pandemic.

"The threat of pandemic is very present (…) we must be vigilant and ready, the cost of widespread spread of the flu will far exceed the cost of preventive measures," said the director general of the In a statement.

The latest spread of the flu is due to the H1N1 virus, which spread worldwide in 2009 and 2010. Studies have shown that one in five people in the world was infected in the first half of the world. year and that its mortality rate was 0.02%.

World health experts and WHO warn of the risk of more dangerous mutations of influenza viruses and transmission from animals to humans, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.