Bird Flu Analysis

Since the beginning of January, three people have been identified with H5N1 bird flu in Beijing, Shanxi Province and Shandong Province. One of them, a woman in Beijing, has died. Microbiology Professor Chen Jixiang of Hong Kong Chinese University says the situation is very alarming, primarily because the source of the infections have not yet been identified. None of the locations where people contracted bird flu has had problems with bird flu among their poultry.  In the past, the H5N1 virus has primarily been passed from birds to people.

[ Microbiology Professor Chen Jixiang of Hong Kong Chinese University:]
"Many experts want to understand if there is some hidden infection that does not have any external symptoms in the ducks or chickens.  Or is it possible that this infection has come from a vaccine?

Chen Jixiang points out that the bird flu virus is dynamic, changing constantly.

[ Microbiology Professor Chen Jixiang of Hong Kong Chinese University:]
"This virus can change from slow human-to-human infection to fast human-to-human infection.  This change could happen in a very short period of time. It could be that the virus just needs to make a slight change in order to easily transmit between people.”

It is flu season in Hong Kong right now.  Chen Jixiang knows that it would only be a matter of a bird's flight or the sale of an infected duck to bring bird flu into Hong Kong.  For now, all he can do is hope that Hong Kong remains safe from the virus. NTD Hong Kong.

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[Professor6871]

Why wasn't this on the main news channels here in the West?

[XXYYZZ10]

how does a woman know if shes gt brid flu? does hse get thrush? blue tits? red breast? cant she swallow? is she up all night owling? hehe apparently bird flu comes from the canary islands... make sur if ure cookin a turkey at christmas fromnow on it doenst have a tempaerature before it goes in the oven!