WHO: China denies reports of human cases of H5N1

According to the latest Promedmail update China continues to deny any cases of human H5N1 infection:

Dr. Klaus Stohr said the WHO conferred with representatives of the Chinese Ministry of Health both in Geneva and in Beijing and was given assurances the reports, published on some Chinese websites, were unfounded. "We have spoken with the Ministry of Health representatives here in Geneva today. We have also had contact with our colleagues in China. They have come back and said that there is no indication of human cases. They have not seen any human cases," Stohr said in an interview from Geneva. The WHO will continue to monitor the situation, Stohr added.

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Stohr said Chinese authorities responded in writing and in detail to WHO's queries, explaining the vaccination program and precautions being taken by workers involved in it. As well, authorities are on the lookout for cases of severe respiratory disease among workers or people who visited the nature reserve, he said.