Avian Flu
The 2004 avian flu outbreak in Thailand
The world watched as Thailand scrambled to prevent a global pandemic in 2004. With a mortality rate of 72% and high infection rates, avian flu was the most serious health threat to have emerged in modern times.
This incisive 2004 report looks into the emergence of a new coronavirus in Asia. In the normally bustling Bangkok poultry market, there is disturbing quiet. Buyers are keeping away in their droves, afraid of a new variant of flu which has already killed dozens and is threatening to become a global epidemic. "I think this virus can really have a very serious impact", warns Somchai Peerapakorn from the WHO. "We are not ready", says one doctor.
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