1st fatal H5N5 human case unlikely to spark pandemic: Experts

The world's first fatal human infection with the H5N5 avian influenza strain, reported in the United States earlier this month, appears to be an isolated case with a low risk of wider transmission, Taiwanese experts said this week.

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