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Due to a new strain of influenza virus found in birds in Asia that can infect humans, the possibility of an influenza pandemic has been gaining attention over the past few years.
A pandemic is an epidemic that occurs over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and affecting a large number of individuals - a global epidemic.