avian influenza. another report.

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Apr 102008

Avian influenza continues to simmer. Another report of isolated human to human transmission:

Chinese doctors have reported that human-to-human transmission likely occurred in a small family cluster of H5N1 avian flu cases in China late last year. A 52-year-old man from Jiangsu province fell ill with the virus after helping care for his son, 24. The younger man died from his infection Dec. 2 but the father recovered.

In an article published electronically by the British journal The Lancet on Tuesday, Chinese doctors reported that molecular analysis showed that viruses from the two men were virtually identical. They were fully avian viruses, meaning they hadn’t swapped genes with any human flu viruses or viruses from another mammal.
::Helen Branswell, Canadian Press::

You can read an interesting commentary on the wash up of this situation over at Effect Measure.

Posted by impactEDnurse on April 10, 2008

One Response to “avian influenza. another report.”

  1. kathleen says:
    April 12, 2008 at 1:50 am

    While human to human transmission would open a whole new can of worms, there are still ways to prevent initial contraction of the disease. Avoid birds, and especially their droppings. Use eco-friendly and humane bird deterrent devices to limit the amount of droppings near your home, business, or other places you frequent.

    Bird-X

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