Monday, November 22, 2010

NY Times: Bird Flu Falls Off the Radar, but Cases Show It’s Still a Threat

[Just to keep the facts straight, Vietnam has had 7 confirmed Human Bird Flu cases this year, Egypt has had 22 Confirmed H5N1 Bird Flu Human Cases this year]

by Donald G. Mcneil Jr." Published: November 22, 2010
Excerpt:

But that flu has not disappeared. Nor does it seem any less lethal. In contrast to the swine flu, which killed only 1 out of every 2,000 people who got it, the avian flu kills about 3 out of 5.
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Since 2003, there have been 508 cases around the world, with 302 deaths. Only three countries — Indonesia, Egypt and Vietnam — have reported more than one or two a year recently. It is more often found in poultry flocks.

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