Bird flu possibly transmitting from human-to-human

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   Bird flu possibly transmitting from human-to-human, officials say

There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 virus, a World Health Organization official said on Monday.

There has been no sustained human-to-human transmission but the 
situation remains "complex and difficult," WHO assistant director 
general for Health Security and Environment, Dr. Keiji Fukuda, told 
reporters.

As of Sunday the virus had killed 20 and infected 102 in China. 

"It's virtually impossible to predict how many more cases" there could be, Dr. Fukuda said.

Shanghai has seen new cases slow in the past 10 days in spite of more
 new cases elsewhere in the country, the city's health officials said. 
Shanghai has been well prepared and acted quickly and effectively, Dr 
Fukuda said.

In Shanghai the virus has been detected in one wholesale market and 
two wet markets only, according to Dr. Liu Peihong of the Shanghai 
Municipal Animal Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Albert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: April 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 47746	Post Options Post Reply Quote Albert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bird flu possibly transmitting from human-to-human Posted: April 22 2013 at 7:34pm
	Bird flu possibly transmitting from human-to-human, officials say There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 virus, a World Health Organization official said on Monday. There has been no sustained human-to-human transmission but the situation remains "complex and difficult," WHO assistant director general for Health Security and Environment, Dr. Keiji Fukuda, told reporters. As of Sunday the virus had killed 20 and infected 102 in China. "It's virtually impossible to predict how many more cases" there could be, Dr. Fukuda said. Shanghai has seen new cases slow in the past 10 days in spite of more new cases elsewhere in the country, the city's health officials said. Shanghai has been well prepared and acted quickly and effectively, Dr Fukuda said. In Shanghai the virus has been detected in one wholesale market and two wet markets only, according to Dr. Liu Peihong of the Shanghai Municipal Animal Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/04/22/bird-flu-possibly-transmitting-from-human-to-human-officials-say/#ixzz2RFYzMSNW

Albert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: April 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 47746	Post Options Post Reply Quote Albert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 22 2013 at 7:49pm
	This is getting somewhat comical. The WHO really needs to stop catering to China, or at least the WHO reps need to get their stories straight among each other, and get on the same page. Here's another WHO rep on the very same day (today) stating no evidence of h2h, although of course a Chinese panel was also present with the WHO in this next one. Good grief. No evidence of human-to-human transmission: H7N9 experts panel Via Xinhua: No evidence of human-to-human transmission: H7N9 experts panel. No evidence has been found showing the H7N9 avian flu strain can be transmitted through human-to-human contacts, a panel of Chinese and World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Monday. However, the experts said they need to run more tests. "Our knowledge of H7N9 bird flu is very limited right now. We must do more sensitive and more extensive monitoring to determine the origins and variations of the virus," said Yang Weizhong, deputy director with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Yang is co-head of the expert panel. The panel believes it is not yet the time to make vaccines for the new type of bird flu that has killed 21 people in China. "We will continue to ask ourself over and over again but right now there is no need to do that," said WHO Assistant Secretary-General Keiji Fukuda. The experts said Shanghai has been open and transparent to the panel's investigation, and the government's responses to H7N9 avian flu have been timely and effective.

Bird flu possibly transmitting from human-to-human

Bird flu possibly transmitting from human-to-human, officials say

No evidence of human-to-human transmission: H7N9 experts panel