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WHO says risk of bird flu 'still low' after US reports its first human death
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07/01/2025
The H5N1 virus has affected mainly farmworkers in that came into close contact with poultry flocks and cattle herds. However, the WHO has stated that the risk to the general population remains low.
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A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World
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Health Organization insisted that the risk to the general population remains low.
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WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that the H5N1 virus causing
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the disease is mainly a concern for those who work in animal industries who need to
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be better protected.
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It's not circulating in humans, but it is jumping into humans who are exposed, particularly
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those exposed to poultry or to the dairy cattle, the two sort of groups where we're seeing
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most of the movement from animal to human, but we're not seeing sustained circulation.
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The patient who died of the disease in Louisiana was over 65 and reportedly had underlying
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medical conditions, Dr. Harris said.
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According to the health authorities, he had been exposed to chickens and wild birds.
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Reports of bird flu cases also rose in Europe towards the end of last year, although numbers
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remain lower than in previous years.
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