title: The European Union faces up to the threat of a pandemic: meeting at the DGV on the influenza A (H5N1) of the ad hoc group on communicable diseases Luxembourg 14 January 1998.
abstract: The transmission of an avian influenza H5N1 virus to a child in Hong Kong in May 1997 followed by the occurrence of 17 other human cases with a high case fatality rate (6/18, 33%) suggested that an influenza pandemic could be imminent and led many Europea
authors.affiliation: Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Departement des Maladies Infectieuses, Saint-Maurice, France.
authors.forename: J-C.
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Desenclos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manigat