WHO: World Remains Volatile Despite Influenza Breakthroughs

The world is better prepared for an influenza pandemic than ever before, but it remains highly vulnerable to possible outbreaks, the World Health Organization [WHO] said Friday. “Nothing about influenza is predictable, including where the next pandemic might emerge and which virus might be responsible,” the United Nations health agency said in a seven-page report on influenza or flu as it is commonly called. A variety of flu viruses are co-circulating and exchanging genetic material...

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