BIRD FLU GOES PERSON-TO-PERSON?

"Human-to-human transmission of avian influenza is 'one possible explanation' for how a family attending a wedding in Vietnam last month was struck by the viral respiratory disease. If additional studies confirm the latest explanation, it would be the first known case of human-to-human transmission of the virus during the current outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, that has affected 10 Asian countries," according to The Straits Times.