Source: Reuters
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least three brothers in Pakistan were infected with the bird flu virus last year, and some human-to-human spread likely occurred, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
But the United Nations agency said the deadly disease had not gone beyond the family cluster near Peshawar, suggesting “limited human […]

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Source: Dawn
By Faiza Ilyas
Far from the crowded eateries and bustling kitchens of the city of lights, a scene from a nightmare is played out: at an isolated spot near the beach in Bin Qasim Town, the air is heavy with the stench of decaying flesh as two tankers arrive loaded with the blood of slaughtered […]

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Source: Associated Press
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Limited human-to-human bird flu transmission may have occurred in Pakistan, but no new infections have been reported for two weeks and there appears to be no threat of further spread, a top World Health Organization official said.

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