No Evidence of China bird flu Epidemic: WHO
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 10:56 am
BEIJING: The World Health Organisation said Tuesday there was no evidence of a bird flu epidemic in China after a fifth person died of the disease this month, but urged caution in the Lunar New Year holiday.
An 18-year-old man succumbed to the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus Monday, bringing to five the number of fatalities from the disease so far this year in China, compared to just three in the whole of 2008.
The number of cases has sparked fears of an epidemic, particularly during this week’s Lunar New Year, as hundreds of millions of families across China reunite around huge feasts that include poultry.
Peter Cordingley, WHO spokesman for the Western Pacific Region, said there was no need for undue alarm. “What we are seeing is so far within our expectations and broadly matches previous years,” he told foreign news agency. “There is no evidence of an epidemic.
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