Despite all your hard work, your due diligence and what you thought was your overall preparedness, nothing could ready you or your business for what many experts are claiming could be the single biggest threat to the world-wide market place in recent history. It's name: H5N1 -- commonly known as the Bird Flu. This killer has spread to almost fifty countries and is now circulating through Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As this virus continues to move, it may mutate. Such mutations may mean the virus will infect different species. It is this cross-specie mutation that poses such a huge threat to humans and to you, your work force and your business. So what steps should you take? First of all, develop a plan. Establish a team employees that understand ever aspect of your business. Many experts believe it is not a question if the Bird Flu comes to the US or infects humans here, but when.

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