The World Health Organization has claimed that the world is one step closer to a human flu pandemic after the H5N1 "bird flu" virus was found to
have infected pigs last year.
story.news.yahoo.com
PENANG, Malaysia (AFP) - The discovery of a lethal strain of bird flu in Chinese pigs has taken the world closer to a human flu pandemic but there is
no need to panic yet, the World Health Organisation said.
...
Speaking to AFP after the Chinese government admitted Monday that the H5N1 virus was found in pigs last year, Omi said: "We would like to know how
widespread it is and how this infection took place.
...
The ramifications of infection among pigs could be extremely grave, as researchers fear it might be the first step of a mutation of the virus into a
form that could spread more easily to humans.
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[edit on 23-8-2004 by koji_K]
[edit on 23-8-2004 by koji_K]
