The World Health Organizations (WHO) has urged continued surveillance as the H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission.
So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the millions of dairy cattle across the country.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “many people have been exposed to infected animals, all those exposed are tested or monitored and receive care if needed.”
“So far, the virus does not show signs of having adapted to spread among humans, but more surveillance is needed,” the WHO chief urged.
Tedros also noted that based on the available information, WHO continues to assess the public health risk posed by H5N1 avian influenza to be low and low-to-moderate for people exposed to infected animals.
