Mallorca preparing for the disease
September 24th, 2006
Mallorca’s health authorities are putting the island on guard against a possible arrival of the bird flu virus on their soil during the following months. The onset of autumn will most likely mean that millions of birds will be migrating across the region, thus increasing the chance of the virus claiming victims on the island. Authorities are preparing by stocking up vaccines for an eventual outbreak of the disease and getting ready to issue guidelines in the case of an epidemic. The World Health Organization has just recently warned on the possibility that bird flu causes a pandemic soon, as it remains the world’s number on threat to public health. All countries have been asked to make the necessary preparations for such an outcome.