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WHO: No evidence to raise flu alert level
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Source: CCTV.com | 05-06-2009 14:31
Special Report: World tackles A/H1N1 fluA senior World Health Organization official says there is no evidence to indicate that the A/H1N1 flu is causing a community-level transmission in regions outside of North America.
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Keiji Fukuda, left, WHO Assistant Director General and China's Margaret Chan, right, Director General of the World Health Organization WHO, are seen during a press briefing to announce new developments on the swine influenza situation, at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. (AP Photo/ Keystone, Martial Trezzini) |
WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda says the disease is still spreading. But most cases in Spain and other European countries have been related to travel.
The alert level is currently at 5 on a scale of 1 to 6, meaning that a pandemic is imminent.
Editor:Zhang Pengfei