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As widely reported, there is currently and for the foreseeable future a significant risk of a worldwide pandemic influenza outbreak.  A pandemic is thought most likely to emerge from South East Asia, but could start anywhere in the world.  Once established, it is likely to have reached the UK within less than a month and to have spread throughout the country after another 2-3 weeks.  Thereafter illness incidence is likely to peak about six weeks after the initial UK outbreak.  Further lesser waves of illness are likely to recur, and take 3-5 months to subside altogether.  The illness is thought likely eventually to affect around a quarter of the national population.

The extent of any pandemic outbreak and its impact in terms of illness severity cannot be predicted because much will depend upon the virulence and severity of any subtype of human influenza to develop from the H5N1 strain which affects birds.  However the clinical risk is regarded as substantial, as is the consequent impact upon all business and public services.

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