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UN health officials are expected to declare the first global flu pandemic in 40 years, after holding emergency talks on the swine flu crisis.

The World Health Organization called the meeting after a steep rise in the number of cases in Australia.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8094353.stm
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Melbs is like swine flu capital of the world right now.

Someone at my work has it infact.

The pandeimc rating doesn't really mean that much to the average person but bad times for business's and hospitals etc.
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Mr Ryall said there were just over 30 confirmed cases in New Zealand - 20 of which had already recovered.

There were 288 people in isolation, 319 suspected cases and 10 probable.


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Over a million New Zealanders could contract swine flu over the course of the pandemic, health officials have said.

Dr Darren Hunt, deputy director of public health, said estimates of 20 to 30 per cent of the New Zealand population contracting the virus "would not be surprising"....

If 30 per cent of New Zealanders contracted the virus, that would mean 1.29 million people out of the 4.3 million total population.

Dr Hunt said spread by community transmission was "inevitable".

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The longer time period that it happens over the better really. A wild fire spread would get it over and done pretty quickly but people who would normally get help wouldnt under strained hospital systems and might get complications.

Almost makes you want to go lick a victim to get it over and done Razz
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I don't think you're alone in wanting a mild dose now Bob - I'd suggest a slightly more refined means of obtaining the bug however

this coupled with economies in down mode sure won't halp the economic recovery

super bad luck/timing or inevitable if a statistician
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if it lasts the 20 months they're predicting you're looking sweet there bob