Dr.Redd says one of the things health officials learned is that the global surveillance system needs to be even more comprehensive.

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But it has taken on new urgency,coming one day after the World Health Organization raised its global swine flu alert to Phase 4 on the six-point scale.

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Dr. Bradley's home state of Oklahoma is one of several working with the One Health Initiative, a global program to improve communication between physicians and veterinarians to prevent the spread of infectious disease from animals to people, such as recommending tick collars, sprays or topical treatments with pesticides for dogs.

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