Summary
THE H5N1 strain of bird flu has infected more than 250 people, mainly in south-east Asia, and caused 164 deaths between January 2003 and September 2006.
All these cases resulted from particularly close contact with birds and there have been no confirmed cases in which the infection has spread from person to person.See the full content of this document
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Fears of a Pandemic May Be Misplaced
Fears have been expressed that the virus could ...
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