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World View presents The Pandemic Scare

The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Influenza A(H1N1) has escalated into a global pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization. It has spread to more than 90 countries, infecting almost 50,000 people and taken more than 200 lives.

As the virus continues to spread and talks about A(H1N1) occupy discussions, other newly-emerging viruses seem to have flown off the radar. GMA 7’s World View investigates these other viruses, their origins and what can be done to avert their potentially deadly effects.

In South Africa and Zambia, a newly-discovered virus called Lujo, killed five people last year. Some experts consider this virus more lethal than A(H1N1), and patients have manifested a much lower rate of recovery. But like A(H1N1), initially called swine flu, the Lujo virus is also believed to have come from animals. The same is true for several other diseases.

GMA Public Affairs’ resident veterinarian Doc Ferds Recio travels to places where certain viruses are known to exist, and studies their impact on human lives. His investigation sheds light on the need to re-examine the interactions between people and animals, and how humans have greatly affected the natural ecology to give way to the emergence of new diseases.

The Pandemic Scare, Pagsisiyasat sa mga Bagong Virus airs tonight after Ful Haus.

BAGONG VIRUS

DOC FERDS RECIO

FUL HAUS

IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ZAMBIA

INFLUENZA A

LUJO

PAGSISIYASAT

PANDEMIC SCARE

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

WORLD VIEW

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