Bird flu warning as top experts say world is 'nowhere near' ready for inevitable pandemic

Bird flu warning as top experts say world is 'nowhere near' ready for inevitable pandemic The world is 'nowhere near ready' for another pandemic, experts have warned amid mounting fears over an 'unprecedented' wave of bird flu sweeping the planet. 

Cases of the killer H5N1 strain have already jumped from birds to mammals.

It has sparked huge concern among top virologists that the deadly pathogen is now one step closer to spreading in humans — a hurdle which has so far stopped it from triggering a pandemic. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England DEFRA and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• The influenza imperative: we must prepare now for seasonal and pandemic influenza (open access) The Lancet Microbe
• Be warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place The Guardian
• Bird flu: Expert calls for work to start on vaccine with risk to humans 'increasing' Sky News