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Citing the need for more epidemiological data from Mexico before making any decision to adjust the current pandemic alert phase, WHO officials now plan to meet on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
UPDATE 1-Experts to advise WHO on pandemic alert phase
Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:40am EDT* Experts to convene on Tuesday to advise on pandemic phase
* Current level is 3 on a scale of 1 to 6
* WHO's Fukuda to give media briefing at 1500GMT Sunday
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GENEVA, April 26 (Reuters) - International experts will convene on Tuesday to advise the World Health Organisation (WHO) whether to raise the current pandemic alert level due to the new flu virus in Mexico and the United States, a WHO spokesman said.
"We need more epidemiological evidence from Mexico before the experts would be in a position to advise on a pandemic change," WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told Reuters on Sunday.
"An advisory body will recommend whether or not the director-general should up (raise) the phase. They are meeting again on Tuesday," he said.
