Bird flu doesn't increase risk of human pandemic-EU
Posted on: Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 06:19 CDT
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The presence of bird flu in southeastern Europe does not increase the risk of a human influenza pandemic, the European Union's health chief said on Tuesday.
European Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou said after briefing EU foreign ministers at an emergency meeting that Brussels did not yet know what strain of bird flu had been detected on the Greek island of Chios.
The virulent H5N1 strain of the virus, which has killed more than 60 people in Asia since 2003, was found last week in Turkey and Romania.
"The fact we have avian flu in Europe does not affect the possibility of a human influenza pandemic," Kyprianou told a news conference.
Source: REUTERS
Related Articles
- FDA OKs First Nasal Mist Flu Vaccine
- Flu Shots to be Replaced by Nasal Spray
- Dutch Man Believed First Bird Flu Victim
- Flu Shot Shields Elderly from Many Ailments
- Flu Shots Prevent Heart Disease
- Hong Kong Fights Spread of Mystery Flu
- Cold-Causing Bug Suspected in Mystery Flu
- Experts Fear Mystery Outbreak Is New Flu
- Agency: Vigilance Against Flu Helped U.S.
- Hong Kong Boy, 9, Contracts Bird Flu
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds