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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Bird Flu
Human to human transmission?
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- All seven people infected with bird flu in a cluster of Indonesian cases can be linked to other patients, according to disease trackers investigating possible human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus.
Not confirmed yet. But if so, this would be a big story. The source is Bloomberg which is usually well sourced.

I've always (and still do) think the bird flu panic is hyperbolic. Even if it does mutate to human to human transmission, I think the danger of the strain itself has been way over estimated. Be that as it may, if they prove that it has mutated, watched for the panic to start.
Written at 4:26 PM by Greyhair.
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