After the scare of SARS (which hit Tornonto but didn't get much publicity in the USA), the World Health Organization is worried...
But there are questions what one can do (after all, it can be spread by migrating birds, and then "jump" into men who eat them...)
The United Nations agency says part of the problem may be the unpredictable nature of what countries are preparing for.
It is impossible to know from where a global pandemic may emerge, says Hitoshi Oshitani, a WHO bird flu expert in south-east Asia. "So it's difficult to tell what we can do to prevent the pandemic virus emerging," he says. "If it was clear, if we had a clear strategy, then maybe the wealthy countries in the world would have a better idea of where to put their money."
And here is how the Philippine government is trying to stop it from breaking out here: LINK
