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Nepal: H5N1 not found in humans to date

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://ekantipur.com/2013/08/06/headlines/Bird-flu-virus-not-found-in-humans/375996/


Bird flu virus not found in humans

KATHMANDU, AUG 06 - Tests performed at the National Public Health Laboratory have confirmed that the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has not infected any human, dispelling fears that the virus might have infected the humans.

The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division had collected sputum samples from 11 different people from the bird-flu infected area.

Health Secretary Pravin Mishra said that the deadly virus was not detected on the tests performed on all the 11 people...
 
Re: Nepal: H5N1 not found in humans to date

Source: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=59103


Human transmission is not so easy
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Bird flu outbreaks in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur in the past few weeks have terrified people. Moreover, the subsequent ban on sale of chicken products has limited their access to nutritious food like chicken meat and eggs. What is the government doing to control the contagion? When and how can we consider ourselves safe and how does flu virus transmit to human beings? Mahabir Paudyal and Arjun Poudel talked to spokesperson of bird flu affairs at the Directorate of Animal Health and Registrar of Nepal Veterinary Council Dr Narayan Prasad Ghimire...
 
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