The Latest Stats On The Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Virus

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The Latest Stats On The Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Virus

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The WHO recently released a current cumulative accounting of the total cases, and total deaths due to the avian influenza A/(H5N1) virus:

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_in ... index.html

Note that the death rate is slightly over 63%, based on the total number of cases reported - pretty grim statistics, to say the least.

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Wow.......... It also shows places I definitely don't want to visit!! Some countries have been hit quite hard. Not that I'm planning to go overseas but I won't be visiting those if I do.

I wonder if the US will be fortunate enough to dodge this one. I surely hope so.

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Hi Shirley,

I notice that the number of cases are declining, but I'm afraid that it will always be there, waiting for the right mutation, and/or the right conditions. Bird migration patterns make it a very, very high risk, probably for decades to come.

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