Virus still not spread by people
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="human">human</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="H">H</span>7<span word="N">N</span>9 <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Leary">Leary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Leary">Leary</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 56-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="H">H</span>7<span word="N">N</span>9 <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span>, "<span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Leary">Leary</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="human">human</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="person">person</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Sustained">Sustained</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="human">human</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>," <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Leary">Leary</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="influenza">influenza</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="H">H</span>7<span word="N">N</span>9 <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="unexposed">unexposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="dynamics">dynamics</span>, <span word="modes">modes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="clarified">clarified</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="Zijian">Zijian</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span>.</p>
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