
World Council for Health Responds to Latest Bird Flu Developments
… load to indicate the likelihood of being infectious. A PCR test only detects elements of viral sequences and was never intended to make a diagnosis. A PCR test is also unable to detect the identity of a virus.
Australia’s first case of H5N1, human or otherwise, involves a child who became infected while visiting India in March. The child has made a full recovery. Outbreaks in Australia thus far have involved the H7 strain of avian flu.Â
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now says that a plan is moving forward to produce a whopping 4 …







