These last years outbreaks of viral epidemics expading throughout Asia, Africa & India have been a significant threat infecting millions of people? with disabling outcomes and numerous deaths and a serious economic impact Memories of spanish flu with its toll of millions of deaths and Hongkong flu are still present with their neurologic complications(USA 1976) and lethal consequences SARS in Asia, Chikungunnya in West A frica and Indian Oceans Islands, Virus H5N1 Avian flu pandemics have pointed out the lack of appropriate annti-viral drugs In such an event antiviral drugs and vaccination may not be adequate to prevent catastrophe.
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