WHO Studies Bird Flu Case in Indonesia
World Health Organization experts are studying what they say is the most significant development yet in the spread of the bird-flu virus -- the death of seven members of one family in Indonesia. Senior officials of the United Nations health agency say they are extremely concerned about the size and source of the outbreak in Indonesia. With seven deaths in the past three weeks and an eighth family member still infected with the H5N1 bird-flu virus, the case in northern Sumatra is the largest known human cluster of bird-flu infections.
WHO scientists who examined virus samples in Indonesia say they found no evidence of any mutation indicating that bird flu in Asia has changed to a form more dangerous to humans. However, a regional spokesman for the agency says it is almost certain there has been some limited form of human-to-human transmission of the disease. The spokesman says health experts can find no bird flu in animals or poultry in the village where the deaths occurred.
世界衛(wèi)生組織專家正在對印度尼西亞一個家庭中7名成員死亡禽流感病例進(jìn)行研究，這是迄今為止禽流感病毒傳播中最嚴(yán)重的發(fā)展。世衛(wèi)高級官員說，他們對印尼這個月禽流感傳播感染范圍程度以及感染源頭極為擔(dān)心。一個家庭中7名成員在過去的3個星期內(nèi)相繼死亡，第8名成員也感染了H5N1禽流感病毒，這起發(fā)生在蘇門答臘北部死亡事件是已知同時感染禽流感人數(shù)最多的病例。
在印尼對病毒樣本進(jìn)行化驗的世衛(wèi)專家說，他們還沒有找到證據(jù)顯示亞洲地區(qū)的禽流感病毒已經(jīng)變異成對人類更具威脅的另一種形式。世衛(wèi)亞太地區(qū)發(fā)言人說，目前幾乎可以確定，病毒以某種有限的形式在人與人之間傳播。這位發(fā)言人還說，衛(wèi)生專家在印尼發(fā)生死亡的村莊未能發(fā)現(xiàn)動物和家禽中有禽流感。
World Health Organization experts are studying what they say is the most significant development yet in the spread of the bird-flu virus -- the death of seven members of one family in Indonesia. Senior officials of the United Nations health agency say they are extremely concerned about the size and source of the outbreak in Indonesia. With seven deaths in the past three weeks and an eighth family member still infected with the H5N1 bird-flu virus, the case in northern Sumatra is the largest known human cluster of bird-flu infections.
WHO scientists who examined virus samples in Indonesia say they found no evidence of any mutation indicating that bird flu in Asia has changed to a form more dangerous to humans. However, a regional spokesman for the agency says it is almost certain there has been some limited form of human-to-human transmission of the disease. The spokesman says health experts can find no bird flu in animals or poultry in the village where the deaths occurred.
世界衛(wèi)生組織專家正在對印度尼西亞一個家庭中7名成員死亡禽流感病例進(jìn)行研究，這是迄今為止禽流感病毒傳播中最嚴(yán)重的發(fā)展。世衛(wèi)高級官員說，他們對印尼這個月禽流感傳播感染范圍程度以及感染源頭極為擔(dān)心。一個家庭中7名成員在過去的3個星期內(nèi)相繼死亡，第8名成員也感染了H5N1禽流感病毒，這起發(fā)生在蘇門答臘北部死亡事件是已知同時感染禽流感人數(shù)最多的病例。
在印尼對病毒樣本進(jìn)行化驗的世衛(wèi)專家說，他們還沒有找到證據(jù)顯示亞洲地區(qū)的禽流感病毒已經(jīng)變異成對人類更具威脅的另一種形式。世衛(wèi)亞太地區(qū)發(fā)言人說，目前幾乎可以確定，病毒以某種有限的形式在人與人之間傳播。這位發(fā)言人還說，衛(wèi)生專家在印尼發(fā)生死亡的村莊未能發(fā)現(xiàn)動物和家禽中有禽流感。