New alert for avian influenza: concern is growing at the WHO about the H5N1 virus

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New alert for avian influenza: concern is growing at the WHO about the H5N1 virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged on Thursday that the spread of variant H5N1 of the avian influenza virus to species beyond birds, including mammals and humans, is worrying and that this development must be closely monitored. "I think it's a huge concern," said the agency's chief scientist Jeremy Farrar at a meeting with journalists, and quoted EFE. Currently, there is no evidence that this virus is transmitted between people, a …