{"article":{"id":210858,"heading":" Wall Street, feds plan for global \u2018avian flu pandemic,\u2019 experts say","author":"Infection Protection","created":"2007-11-29 21:15:48","modified":"2013-11-11 00:50:21","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:50:21","article":"<p>This fall, Wall Street and the U.S. Department of Treasury organized an international &ldquo;avian flu outbreak&rdquo; simulation. The drill &ndash; which lasted for three weeks and started in early October &ndash; took 1,800 companies through scenarios which simulated what would happen to them if a massive outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu struck trading floors on Wall Street, or on the bourses of Singapore and other, emerging markets.  <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> Results of the simulation will be reported publicly in the coming weeks, experts tell Infection Protection. &ldquo;If a pandemic flu hits, there could be a most significant impact on global financial markets,&rdquo; says Dr. Myles Druckman.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/care-mates.com\/blog\/?p=13","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"This fall, Wall Street and the U.S. Department of Treasury organized an international \u201cavian flu outbreak\u201d simulation.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2007\/11\/210858.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}