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Article: WHO warns China to prepare for possible new bird flu human cases inwinter
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- December 22, 2005
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WHO warns China to prepare for possible new bird flu human cases
in winter
CHANGSHA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WTO)
warned Thursday that it is too early to tell if the avian influenza
in China is under control, adding that prevention and detection
measures should be stepped up.
Dr. Shigeru Omi, WHO's Western Pacific regional director, made the
remark during a visit to the home of a nine-year-old boy in central
China's Hunan Province who survived a bout of the flu. He was China's
first human case of H5N1.
"It is too early to say if it is under control," said Dr. Omi. "I
will not be surprised if we have more human cases during the winter
months."
He said bird flu ...