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Bird flu: last human sample tests negative
Tripti Nath
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 24
The last
human sample at the Pune-based National Institute of Virology has tested
negative for human avian influenza.
Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Health, Vineet Chawdhry told TNS here late on Friday evening that the
result had ended 12 days of nationwide anxiety about the possible
outbreak of human avian influenza. He said the sample was initially
tested at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases here. The
result of the test on the last human sample will also save India the
dubious distinction of being notified as a Human Avian Influenza country
by the World Health Organisation. On Thursday, 94 of the 95 human
samples had tested negative for human avian influenza. While agreeing
that the country had reason to heave a sigh of relief, Mr Chawdhry said
the Centre and the State governments of Gujarat and Mahrashtra are not
going to let their guards down.
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