HONG KONG (Reuters) - A new strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus has not shown any significant mutation that would enable it to spread easily among people, the World Health Organisation said.
But the U.N. health body expressed disappointment with Chinese agriculture officials, and urged them to share samples in a timely fashion so potential vaccines could be prepared.
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