Abstract：
:For some years now, we have been living with the fear of an impending pandemic of avian influenza (AI). Despite the recognition, in 1996, of the global threat posed by the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus found in farmed geese in Guangdong Province, China, planning for the anticipated epidemic remains woefully inadequate; this is especially true in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia. These deficiencies became obvious in 1997, with the outbreak of AI in the live animal markets in Hong Kong that led to the transmission of infection to 18 humans with close contact with diseased birds; there were six reported deaths. In 2003, with the reemergence of H5N1 (considered the most likely AI virus) in the Republic of Korea and its subsequent spread to Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and China. Many countries started aggressively making preparations to meet the threat. The pressure for real action from governments has increased. Most developed countries have requested increased funding for the search for a more effective vaccine, for stockpiling possibly helpful antiviral drugs, and for intensifying domestic and global surveillance. Most countries, however, continue to be inadequately prepared for such an epidemic, especially with regard to animal surveillance in the farm market and surveillance among migratory birds. Even now, most countries do not have the ability to detect disease among humans in the early stages of an outbreak nor do most hospitals comply with effective infection control measures that could curtail the spread of the virus in the early stages of an epidemic. In Saudi Arabia we are rapidly implementing many of these measures.
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Ann Thorac Medjournal_title
Annals of thoracic medicineauthors
Balkhy Hdoi
10.4103/1817-1737.43085subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-10-01 00:00:00pages
154-7issue
4eissn
1817-1737issn
1998-3557journal_volume
3pub_type
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
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doi：10.4103/1817-1737.32234
更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.4103/1817-1737.69106
更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.4103/1817-1737.134066
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.4103/1817-1737.105715
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type：
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更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.4103/1817-1737.140130
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
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更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Annals of thoracic medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00
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