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Following reports of 3 deaths in China due to a new strain of bird flu, the World Health Organization quelled fears of a pandemic. The number of cases of H7N9 bird flu in China looks set to climb as experts identify previously unexplained infections, but a lack of human-to-human transmission means a pandemic is not on the cards, mentioned the WHO on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Gregory Hartl, spokesman of the WHO’s influenza and epidemics division, noted, “We have no evidence so far of human-to-human transmission, and without human-to-human transmission, the likelihood or risk of pandemic is low.”
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