The World Health Organization called Wednesday for vigilance after the recent detection of bird flu in mammals, but tried to calm fears that large-scale human outbreaks could be looming.
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This has led to the culling of tens of millions of domestic poultry worldwide, many with the H5N1 strain of the virus. The global outbreak is also responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of wild birds. But, he cautioned, “We cannot assume that will remain the case, and we must prepare for any change in the status quo.”
Last month, Ecuador reported South America’s first case of the A bird flu virus in a human — a nine-year-old girl who was in contact with backyard poultry.
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