CORRECTED: No signs of human-to-human bird flu in Turkey: WHO
Please read in paragraph 3 … Rodier … instead of …
Roider … .
A corrected version follows.
DOGUBAYAZIT, Turkey (Reuters) – There are no signs that the
bird flu virus spreading in Turkey is being passed among
humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
The WHO has confirmed four human bird flu cases in Turkey,
including the deaths of two siblings last week from Dogubayazit
in the eastern part of the country.
“At the moment there is no element in this village
indicating human-to-human transmission. It’s typically similar
to what we have seen so far (in Asia),” Guenael Rodier, head of
the WHO’s Turkey mission, told Reuters Television. He was part
of a team investigating the bird flu in the east of Turkey.
Turkish authorities say 14 people have tested positive for
the deadly bird flu virus including three siblings from
Dogubayazit who have died. The WHO said other cases had not so
far been verified by laboratory tests.