WHO Confirms First Case of Human-to-Human Transmission of Avian Flu
Filed in archive Other Biotechnology News on June 23, 2006
World Health Organization confirms the first case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu, involving an Indonesian boy passing on the virus to his father. WHO also notes that the virus had slightly mutated, although not in a way that would make it more transmissible or cause more severe symptoms. Nevertheless, this news will further fuel fears of the emergence of an avian flu epidemic.
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