H1N1 Pandemic Over: Post-Pandemic Flu Season Looms
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on August 11th, 2010 in Family, Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, announced that the world is no longer in phase six of influenza pandemic alert — we are now moving into the post-pandemic period and the new H1N1 virus has largely run its course. Dr. Chan went on to say:
“As we enter the post-pandemic period, this does not mean that the H1N1 virus has gone away. Based on experience with past pandemics, we expect the H1N1 virus to take on the behavoir of a seasonal influenza virus and continue to circulate for some years to come.
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H1N1 Pandemic Over: Post-Pandemic Flu Season Looms
Photo Credit: Greg Knobloch, via U.S. Centers for disease Control and Prevention
