The WHO suspects that H5N1 has spread from person to person

On May 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the H5N1 virus could have spread from person-to-person to an Indonesian family and killed six people. But so far, experts have not found evidence of evolution into a form of human-to-human transmission of the virus.

Medical experts are examining a case of H5N1 infection in Sumatra, Indonesia.(Photo AFP)

On May 23, the WHO representative investigated the case of six members of a family in northern Sumatra and Indonesia who died of H5N1 infection.

Experts say it is impossible to rule out the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus. But so far, experts have not found evidence of that evolution.

In a recent report published on the World Health Organization (WHO) website, all family members infected with the H5N1 virus have been confirmed to have direct and prolonged contact with a city. Family members have been infected with the H5N1 virus before.

The WHO report said: "So far, the survey has not found viral transmission in the community at large and has yet to find evidence of effective human-to-human transmission . " Currently, the number of people killed by H5N1 virus infection in the world reaches 124 people. In particular, Indonesia has increased to 32 people, ranking second in the world after Vietnam.

Scientists are worried that the case of six Indonesian family members died of H5N1 infection as a signal for global pandemics.

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