Fengcheng medical experts commented: The spread of bird flu in China has "limited human-to-human transmission possibility"

Fengcheng medical experts commented: The bird flu spread in China has "limited human-to-human transmission possibility" (This website news) Local Chinese medical research expert Davi...

Related news: The World Health Organization said that it has begun an international investigation into a new avian influenza strain that killed 17 people in China.

Nearly 100 other people have been infected, most of them in areas near Shanghai.

So far, this strain is believed to have been transmitted only from birds to humans. However, officials said that about half of the people infected with bird flu this time had no contact with poultry.

The WHO said that there is currently no evidence that the new avian influenza virus, also known as the H7N9 virus, can be easily transmitted between people.

However, Chinese authorities are investigating whether human-to-human transmission can occur if someone has long-term unprotected contact with an avian flu patient, such as with an infected family member.

It is expected that in addition to Chinese investigators, investigators from the United States and Europe will also participate in the WHO investigation.

China is considered one of the countries with a greater risk of avian influenza infection because China has the largest number of poultry in the world, and many chickens raised in rural areas have come into contact with humans.