Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the avian influenza virus – which is also known as H5N1 – has had an “extremely high” mortality rate among the several hundred people known to have been infected with it to date. To date, no human-to-human H5N1 transmission has been recorded….
As of Wednesday, 12 July, no human contacts of A(H5N1) positive cats have reported any symptoms, the UN health agency said, adding that the surveillance period for all contacts has now complete. National first There have been previous “sporadic” cases of what is more commonly referred to as the bird flu virus, but the cases…
File photo The dangerous type of influenza H3N2 (H3N2) virus spreading rapidly in India has killed 2 more people. According to Indian media, a 74-year-old man and a 23-year-old young student have died of this disease in the state of Maharashtra. Earlier this month also, 2 people died due to H3N2 virus in India. According…
