WHO says no signs of community H1N1 transmissionBy REUTERSGENEVA, May 11 (Reuters) - The new H1N1 virus shows no signs of sustained person-to-person spread outside of North America where the infection first emerged, a top World Health Organisation official said on Monday. Keiji Fukuda, acting WHO assistant director-general, also told a news briefing it was too early to say whether the situation would stabilise or whether the virus would develop into a pandemic. "We remain at phase 5," Fukuda said, referring to the agency's second-highest pandemic alert level. "It is still a confusing situation." A number of countries worldwide have reported cases of the virus, which has killed at least 53 people, mainly in Mexico. Evidence that the disease known as swine flu has taken hold in communities outside of the Americas would prompt WHO chief Margaret Chan to declare a full pandemic is under way. (Reporting by Jonathan Lynn, Writing by Michael Kahn)  Most Popular |
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