30% of world population may get bird flu: WHO adviser

30% of world population may get bird flu: WHO adviser

MANILA, Philippines - Hitoshi Oshitani, a World Health Organization (WHO) adviser for communicable diseases in the western Pacific region, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Jan. 31. He warned that up to 30% of the world's population may be infected if the deadly bird flu mutates into a virus capable of human-to-human transmission.

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