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Doctors Earl Fox, Earl Campazzi urge preparations for possible flu pandemic
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By DAVID ROGERS, Daily News Staff Writer
Saturday, April 12, 2008
<!--endtext--><!-- begin _story_inset_and_medium_rect.html vim: set sts=2 ts=2 sw=2 et: --> <!--end _story_inset_and_medium_rect.html --> <!--begintext--> While it gets less attention than AIDS, prostate cancer and traffic accidents, the flu causes more deaths each year in the United States than any of those causes, according to Dr. Earl Fox, director of the Florida Public Health Institute.
Although influenza is a contributing factor in the deaths of 40,000 to 60,000 U.S. residents each year, individuals and businesses are not prepared for a more potent, widespread influenza strain that could be far more destructive, Fox told guests at a Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast at The Breakers on Thursday.
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Campazzi distributed copies of a pandemic influenza planning checklist for businesses. The check list is available online at www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html.
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Click-2-ListenBy DAVID ROGERS, Daily News Staff Writer
Saturday, April 12, 2008
<!--endtext--><!-- begin _story_inset_and_medium_rect.html vim: set sts=2 ts=2 sw=2 et: --> <!--end _story_inset_and_medium_rect.html --> <!--begintext--> While it gets less attention than AIDS, prostate cancer and traffic accidents, the flu causes more deaths each year in the United States than any of those causes, according to Dr. Earl Fox, director of the Florida Public Health Institute.
Although influenza is a contributing factor in the deaths of 40,000 to 60,000 U.S. residents each year, individuals and businesses are not prepared for a more potent, widespread influenza strain that could be far more destructive, Fox told guests at a Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast at The Breakers on Thursday.
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Campazzi distributed copies of a pandemic influenza planning checklist for businesses. The check list is available online at www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html.
