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First case of human to human Bird Flu reported.

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Bird Flu Passed From Son to Father, W.H.O. Says

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Published: June 23, 2006

An Indonesian man who died of H5N1 bird flu caught it from his 10-year-old son, the first laboratory-confirmed case of human-to-human transmission of the disease, according to a World Health Organization investigation of an unusual family cluster of bird-flu cases.

The investigators also found that the virus mutated slightly when the son had the disease, although not in any way that would allow it to pass more readily among people. Flu viruses like H5N1 mutate constantly, although most of the mutations are insignificant biologically; that appears to be have been the case in the Indonesian cluster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/world/asia/22cnd-flu.html?hp&ex=1151121600&en=f086bf34e7d67451&ei=5094&partner=homepage

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