Progress Report to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on Fund Initiatives to Promote Avian Flu Preparedness

There is widespread concern about the possibility of an avian flu pandemic and its implications for humans, and for the global economic and financial system. While the H5N1 virus cannot transmit efficiently from human to human in its present form, a mutation allowing such transmission could lead to...

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Published in:Policy Papers
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2006
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Avian flu
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498332682.007
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spelling critmonetaryfund:10.5089/9781498332682.007 2024-06-09T07:44:51+00:00 Progress Report to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on Fund Initiatives to Promote Avian Flu Preparedness 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498332682.007 en eng International Monetary Fund (IMF) Policy Papers volume 2006, issue 19 ISSN 2663-3493 journal-article 2006 critmonetaryfund https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498332682.007 2024-05-14T12:55:16Z There is widespread concern about the possibility of an avian flu pandemic and its implications for humans, and for the global economic and financial system. While the H5N1 virus cannot transmit efficiently from human to human in its present form, a mutation allowing such transmission could lead to a pandemic that might have high costs. Accordingly, the Fund has been active in raising awareness about the potential economic and financial risks of a pandemic, and in helping member countries to undertake contingency planning in their financial sectors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Avian flu IMF Publications (International Monetary Fund) Policy Papers 2006 19
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description There is widespread concern about the possibility of an avian flu pandemic and its implications for humans, and for the global economic and financial system. While the H5N1 virus cannot transmit efficiently from human to human in its present form, a mutation allowing such transmission could lead to a pandemic that might have high costs. Accordingly, the Fund has been active in raising awareness about the potential economic and financial risks of a pandemic, and in helping member countries to undertake contingency planning in their financial sectors.
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title_short Progress Report to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on Fund Initiatives to Promote Avian Flu Preparedness
title_full Progress Report to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on Fund Initiatives to Promote Avian Flu Preparedness
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