"WHO Addresses China's Chimera Bird Flu Cases and Low Spread Risk"

The World Health Organization (WHO) has assessed the risk of human-to-human transmission of a recently reported bird flu case in China as "low" after a person was infected with combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of avian influenza. Despite public confidence in Beijing's ability to handle infectious diseases being low, the WHO and Chinese health authorities have reassured the public and international community, emphasizing the episodic nature of the transmission and ongoing monitoring efforts. The 63-year-old woman from Anhui province, who had pre-existing health conditions, succumbed to the infection, but there has been no evidence of sustained human transmission of these avian flu viruses, and no additional suspected human cases have been identified.