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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (07): Nepal (BK) H5N1, fatal

Avian Influenza H5N1 -- NepalThe H5N1 bird flu virus that has been confirmed as the 1st cause of death in Nepal, 10 years after it was first detected in birds in 2009, is the world's 1st H5N1 human infection since February 2017 and has raised issues of public health emergency of international concern as government and WHO officials refuse further information on the case."We are taking the help of the UN body to contain the disease," Ministry of Health and Population spokesperson Mahendra Prasad Shrestha Read more [...]