..WHO spokesperson for Avian Influenza and other epidemic diseases, Gregory Hartl, met reporters at the organization's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday.
He disclosed that the strain of the virus appears to have mutated to make itself easier to infect humans. He said that the Chinese government is stepping up efforts to monitor the situation.
Hartl also announced that along with other research laboratories across the globe, the organization has begun examining whether the vaccines currently available may be effective in treating infections caused by the latest avian influenza virus...
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