Phase 5 is not the highest

[pablomorgan]

Phase 6, the pandemic phase, is characterized by community level outbreaks in at least one other country in a different WHO region in addition to the criteria defined in Phase 5. Designation of this phase will indicate that a global pandemic is under way.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html

 

[Aviana]

Re: Phase 5 is not the highest

Notice that there is an avian_influenza directory in the URL for the pandemic phases webpage? WHO obviously didn't see the H1N1 pandemic coming.