Saturday, March 04, 2006

Bird flu experts warn of dangers, By Shelley Shan
VIRUS UPDATE: Researchers from a number of countries congregated in Taipei to discuss the latest developments in the fight to prevent an avian-flu pandemic
Sunday, Mar 05, 2006,Page 2

International avian flu specialists gathered in Taipei yesterday to give an update on the spread of the disease.

Masato Tashiro, director of the Department of Viral Diseases and Vaccine Control at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, warned that cases in which the virus transmitted from birds to humans had begun to rise recently and human-to-human virus transmissions are likely to be seen in the near future.

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