PAHO Briefing Wednesday May 6 on Influenza Epidemic
Dr. Jon K. Andrus, Pan American Health Organization, will brief the media on the A/H1N1 influenza outbreaks on Wednesday, May 6, at 2:00pm, at PAHO headquarters in Washington, DC. Briefing will be by Phone-In and in person.
May 5, 2009—While the vast majority of confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1) have been in the Northern Hemisphere, a top Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) expert today cautioned that Southern Hemisphere countries should remain on high alert, as their winter season is just now beginning.
Representatives of several agencies of the United Nations system in Latin America and the Caribbean, together with PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, underlined during a teleconference the level of transparency and collaboration with which the Region is facing the situation created by the spread of the new A(H1N1) influenza virus. (Text available in Spanish only)
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