Latest bird flu cases raise concerns of potential outbreak


BEIJING: China’s latest reported human cases of bird flu have raised concerns among experts about the infections tied to a high fatality rate despite the authorities saying there is a low risk of transmission.

The latest case is a 53-year-old woman from Jiangsu province in eastern China, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) official cited by BNO news.

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