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Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

The World Health Organization is alarmed by the spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face a high mortality rate.
The WHO's chief scientist, Jeremy Farrar, expressed significant concern about the situation in Geneva.
To date, there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the influenza A virus.

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The Guardian

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO

The current bird flu outbreak began in 2020 and has led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry, with wild birds also infected as well as land and marine mammals.

13 days ago·India

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NDTV

"Enormous Concern": WHO On Human Cases Of Bird Flu

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate. "This remains I think an enormous concern," the UN health agency's chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva. The current bird flu outbreak began in 2020 and has led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry, with wild birds also infected as well as land an…

14 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

WHO sounds alarm over human cases of bird flu, says ‘looking for new hosts’

The World Health Organization said that A (H5N1) strain has become "a global zoonotic animal pandemic".

14 days ago·New Delhi, India

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South China Morning Post

WHO says human cases of bird flu ‘an enormous concern’

The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate.

13 days ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced alarm on Thursday (Apr 18) at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate.

14 days ago·Singapore

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