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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Tuttles Almanac" |
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25 Jun 2006 09:13:46 AM |
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Human-Human Bird Flu Confirmed in Indonesia |
Human Bird Flu Transmission Is Proven in Indonesia (Update2)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=amaF7AQAfU7Q&refer=canada
June 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu was spread directly
between members of an Indonesian family in the first
laboratory-confirmed case of human-to-human transmission
of the lethal virus, a World Health Organization official said.
Genetic sequencing of a virus sample taken from
a 10-year- old boy who died from the H5N1 avian
influenza strain showed a minute change that was
also found in a virus sample taken from his father,
who later died from the virus, said ***** Thompson,
a spokesman for the United Nations health agency in Geneva.
Human-to-human transmission had previously been
suspected as the cause of infection in seven members
of the Indonesian family from the island of Sumatra.
The cases attracted international attention because
they represent the largest reported instance in which
avian flu is likely to have spread among people.
They also provide the first evidence of a three-person
chain of infection.
At least 130 of the 228 people known to be infected
with bird flu since 2003 have died, according to the WHO.
World health officials are tracking the spread of
the virus in the event it becomes more adept at
infecting people.
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Audit Faults Agency Over Bird Flu Tests
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=2099912
WASHINGTON Jun 20, 2006 (AP)— The Bush administration
lacks a comprehensive plan for testing and monitoring bird flu
in commercial poultry, a federal audit says.
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