Ethiopia-based UN staff learns to be prepared for influenza A H1N1
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Ethiopia-based UN Staff learned about measures being taken to protect themselves and their families against the Influenza A H1N1 pandemic should it occur here, during a Town Hall meeting. Influenza A H1N1 is a cause for concern, but not fear. The meeting was arranged by the UN Ethiopia Crisis Management Team, which was established nearly a month ago in response to the Influenza A H1N1 outbreak. Influenza A H1N1 is similar to the virus that causes seasonal flu, with some differences on the genetic level. Seasonal flu kills between 250,000 to half a million people around the world each year. This new virus has killed less than 100 so far. But it is of concern because humans have not yet built up an immunity against it.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2012). Ethiopia-based UN staff learns to be prepared for influenza A H1N1. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/32817”Collections
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