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Bird flu plan for 'mass graves'

 

02 Apr 2006

Plans for mass burials are being considered as part of Home Office preparations for a possible bird flu pandemic, reports the Sunday Times.

It cites a confidential report that says a "prudent worst case" assessment suggested 320,000 could die if the H5N1 virus mutated into a human form. The document warns "there are likely to be substantially more deaths than can be managed within current timescales".

The Home Office said it did not respond to leaks but is making preparations. A spokesman said: "Prudent precautionary planning is under way across all elements of the response, including the health service, other essential services and local authorities." The H5N1 virus, which causes bird flu, does not pose a large-scale threat to humans, as it cannot pass easily from one person to another.



Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4869224.stm

 

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