No evidence of bird flu human-to-human transmission - WHO
- 11 years ago
Three elderly Chinese patients who contracted bird flu prepare to leave a Shanghai hospital.
According to state media, the men have made a full recovery, with this man saying on Sunday he felt in fine spirits.
The news comes as the World Health Organization reported two more deaths from the H7N9 virus, which brings the death toll to 20.
There are at least 102 people infected with bird flu across China.
According to researchers Monday, half of the cases were found in people over the age of 60.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S LI KA SHING FACULTY OF MEDICINE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE, BENJAMIN COWLING, SAYING:
"And one thing which is very striking is the age distribution of confirmed cases. So many of the H7N9 cases have been in older people. Around half of the confirmed H7N9 cases have been in people above the age of 60 years."
Experts also believe there could be up to 120 unidentified mild H7N9 infe
According to state media, the men have made a full recovery, with this man saying on Sunday he felt in fine spirits.
The news comes as the World Health Organization reported two more deaths from the H7N9 virus, which brings the death toll to 20.
There are at least 102 people infected with bird flu across China.
According to researchers Monday, half of the cases were found in people over the age of 60.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S LI KA SHING FACULTY OF MEDICINE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE, BENJAMIN COWLING, SAYING:
"And one thing which is very striking is the age distribution of confirmed cases. So many of the H7N9 cases have been in older people. Around half of the confirmed H7N9 cases have been in people above the age of 60 years."
Experts also believe there could be up to 120 unidentified mild H7N9 infe