If the new cases do indeed represent “community-level sustained transmission” of the virus in Asia, it would be the second region of the world to have wide spread of H1N1 swine flu.
That would meet the official WHO criteria for moving from the current level 5 pandemic alert to the ultimate level 6 alert.
Swine Flu in Japan May Trigger Pandemic
要約:「日本が『培養基』となってしまって、WHOは(パンデミックの定義上)レベル6宣言へ追い込まれるかもしれない」。
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