CDC expert warns of future flu pandemic

The likelihood of an influenza pandemic within the next five to 10 years is “very high,” according to an expert with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We have already seen cases of human-to-human transmission (of avian flu). We’re one step from a pandemic,” Dr. Sureyya Hornston told the Gainesville Rotary Club Monday. “I hate to sound pessimistic, but I have to tell you the truth.”

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