Infectious diseases worry me, especially new diseases with pandemic potential.

传染病使我担忧，尤其是具有大流行潜力的新疾病。

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However, our pandemic potential scale reflects the likelihood of a pandemic and not its severity.

然而，我们的大流行潜在等级反映的是大流行的可能性，而不是其严重性。

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Since then, there's been a lot of talk about monitoring the health of the animals most likely to pass on a flu virus with pandemic potential — pigs and birds.

到目前为止，已经有许多人呼吁监测动物的健康状况，以免造成全球性的流感爆发，其中最主要的是猪和禽类。

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Health: While technological progress has dramatically increased the movement of people, products, and ideas throughout the Asia-Pacific, it has also facilitated the spread of infectious diseases, some with pandemic potential.

WHITEHOUSE: Fact Sheet: East Asia Summit Outcomes

In Asia, more than 120 people have been sickened, and 23 are dead, from a potent strain of bird flu that has the frightening markings of a potential pandemic strain.

FORBES: We're Not Prepared For China's Deadly Bird Flu

Work began on a big project to understand potential flu pandemic threats.

FORBES: Hype in Genes