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H7N9 Virus Update: 4/26/2013
The H7N9 strain responsible for the bird flu outbreak in China is unlike any that has previously been seen in this type of virus. So far, 110 cases have been reported, including one in Taiwan, and 23 people have died. Here are some things to know about this virus: No evidence of human-to-human transmission to date. So far, authorities said, there is no evidence that this virus can pass from person to person. That doesn’t mean it can’t happen later. “If limited person-to-person transmission is demonstrated in the future, this really will not be surprising,” Keiji Fukuda, the World Health Organization’s assistant director-general for health, security and the environment, told a news conference Wednesday in Beijing.
The virus appears to be transmitted more easily from poultry to humans than H5N1, Fukuda said, referring to the strain responsible for the outbreak between 2004 and 2007, which claimed 332 lives. “This is definitely one of the most lethal influenza viruses that we have seen so far,” he said. The H7N9 strain was never known to infect people until March. Before then, it was only found in birds.
If the virus does start to spread easily between people, it could trigger a pandemic. “This is a serious public health situation and it’s possible that a pandemic could start if this virus were to change to spread easily between people,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on its website. “CDC is preparing for that possibility.”
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2013-04-26 18:45:12
Source: http://yeoldefalseflag.com/thread-h7n9-virus-update-4-26-2013
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