H5N1 has had a significant impact on human society, especially the reaction of financial, political, social and personal to both actual and predicted mortality in birds, humans and other animals. Billions of dollars are being raised and spent to research H5N1 and prepare for an avian influenza pandemic potential. More than $ 10000000000 has been spent and more than 200 million birds have been killed to try to contain H5N1. [14] [80] [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87]
Those who have responded by buying less chicken, poultry makes sales and falling prices. [88] Many individuals have stockpiled supplies for a possible flu pandemic. The international health officials and other experts have pointed out that many unknown questions still hovering around the disease. [89]
Dr. David Nabarro, coordinator for avian influenza chief of the United Nations, and former Director for Crisis Response World Health Organization has described himself as "very scared" about the potential impact of H5N1 in humans. Nabarro was accused of being alarmist before, and on his first day in his role for the United Nations, he declared bird flu could kill 150 million people. In an interview with the International Herald Tribune, Nabarro compares avian flu to AIDS in Africa, warned that the resulting lower appropriate focus for research and intervention. [
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