Taipei, March 4 (CNA)
A top Japanese virologist said Saturday that he is "not so optimistic" about containing a bird flu outbreak because once a human has contracted the
virus, within three weeks there could be an outbreak.
If a cluster is detected two weeks after (being
contracted), then we have only one week to contain it, ¨Professor Masato Tashiro said. Tashiro is a top virologist at Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases. "Human cases are still
sporadic, but their frequency is increasing. The flu virus constantly mutates, which is enough to lead to human-to-human transmission. If
bird flu is transmitted human-to-human, it is the worst case scenario," he said.
Tashiro said that it was "reasonable" to assume that there are more human bird flu cases than the number confirmed, since a loophole exists in the surveillance system.
A top Japanese virologist said Saturday that he is "not so optimistic" about containing a bird flu outbreak because once a human has contracted the
virus, within three weeks there could be an outbreak.
If a cluster is detected two weeks after (being
contracted), then we have only one week to contain it, ¨Professor Masato Tashiro said. Tashiro is a top virologist at Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases. "Human cases are still
sporadic, but their frequency is increasing. The flu virus constantly mutates, which is enough to lead to human-to-human transmission. If
bird flu is transmitted human-to-human, it is the worst case scenario," he said.
Tashiro said that it was "reasonable" to assume that there are more human bird flu cases than the number confirmed, since a loophole exists in the surveillance system.
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Taipei, Maaliskuun 4pv (CNA)
Yksi parhaista Japanin virologeista sanoi lauantaina että hä ei ole niin optimistinen lintuinfluenssa läpimurrossa koska lintuinfluenssa muuttuu 3 vkn välein ja 2 viikkoa menee tutkimiseen ja rokotteeseen kauemmin ja siihen pitäisi mennä alle viikko ja sitten olisi jo kuollu ihmisiä ja virus muuttuisi taas. Mutta kuitenkaan ennenkuin lintuinfluenssa ei etene ihmisestä ihmiseen huolestuminen on turhaa.