Health
Risk of human spread of H5N8 bird flu deemed low – WHO – Thomson Reuters Foundation
HEALTH-BIRDFLU/RUSSIA-WHO (PIX):Risk of human spread of H5N8 bird flu deemed low – WHO
(Corrects 2nd para to say that H1N1 came from pigs, not birds)
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The risk of human-to-human spread of the H5N8 strain of bird flu appears low after it was identified for the first time worldwide in farm workers in Russia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
A separate influenza strain, H1N1, that emerged from pigs and spread rapidly worldwide among humans led the WHO to declare an influenza pandemic in 2009-2010. The outbreak turned out…
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