WHO warns countries to be vigilant of bird flu

17/12/2007 -- 9:41 PM

Ha Noi (VNA) - The World Health Organisation on December 17 warned that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move, with Pakistan reporting new infections and Myanmar logging its first human case. The key to the public health response is surveillance, Peter Cordingley, spokesman for the WHO Western Pacific region in the Philippines was quoted by news reports as saying. With fresh poultry outbreaks reported in a number of countries, including Germany over the weekend, WHO urged nations to be vigilant in identifying and reporting cases in both birds and humans. At least 208 people have died from the H5N1 virus, which began plaguing Asian poultry stocks in late 2003. It remains hard for people to catch, but scientists worry it could mutate into a form that spreads easily among people, potentially sparking a pandemic. Most human bird flu cases have been linked to sick birds, but experts suspect limited person-to-person transmission may have occurred in a few cases involving blood relatives, said news reports. –Enditem
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