What is a flu pandemic?

What are multi-national, particularly Fortune 500 companies, doing to prepare for a avian flu pandemic?

• Not in a general sense, but very specifically... How prepared is Citigroup in the event of an avian flu pandemic in regards to business continuity, IT, medical and other policies?

• Answer:

  I know that after 9/11, Citigroup was part of a larger group of financial leaders and financial agencies (like the SEC) that spent a lot of time on business continuity and financial market continuity in the event of a disaster. I know I saw some reports at some point regarding this but I don't remember where right now. Generally, as being part of this group, I would expect that they are better prepared than most - atleast on the business and market continuity side.