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| June 14, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Tulsa World. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Laurie Winslow

Jun. 14--Are you prepared for a flu pandemic? That is a question all businesses and individuals are advised to ask themselves before such an event ever occurs, says an official of the Tulsa City-County Health Department. "There is a chance that we could stop this spread of pandemic. It does depend on all of us. It depends on finding out when these outbreaks occur and quickly acting on those," said Matt Sharpe, surveillance and response supervisor for the health department.

"Being prepared involves all of us -- from individuals, communities, businesses, state and federal organizations," he said. As the guest speaker Tuesday at …

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