Key Points
The health authorities in the country have noted the virus can be transmitted from birds or marine mammals to humans, but there is no known human-to-human transmission...
Chile detected the first case of bird flu in a human, the country's health ministry reported on Wednesday...
The case was detected in a 53-year-old man who presented severe influenza symptoms, according to a statement issued by the ministry, but they noted the patient was in stable condition...
Global health officials have said risk of transmission between humans is low, but vaccine makers have been preparing bird flu shots for humans "just in case."..
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