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Posted on Feb 02, 2004, 6 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
HANOI, Vietnam -- Two Vietnamese sisters who died of bird flu may have caught the disease from their brother, the World Health Organization said Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first known case of human-to-human transmission of the virus during the current outbreak sweeping Asia. The source of the two sisters' infection has not yet been conclusively identified, said Bob Dietz, a WHO spokesman in Hanoi.
HANOI, Vietnam -- Two Vietnamese sisters who died of bird flu may have caught the disease from their brother, the World Health Organization said Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first known case of human-to-human transmission of the virus during the current outbreak sweeping Asia. The source of the two sisters' infection has not yet been conclusively identified, said Bob Dietz, a WHO spokesman in Hanoi. "However, WHO considers that limited human-to-human transmission from the brother to his sisters is one possible explanation," he said.
Source: http://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?id=633E5D97-45AB-4E70-8F46-48CA717703A8
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