The World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed in a joint statement that the information currently available indicates that the public health risks posed by the H5N1 influenza viruses, known as human avian influenza, are low.
The statement, issued today in Geneva, added that the risk of infection for people exposed to occupation is low to moderate, according to the risk mitigation measures in place.
He pointed out that the transmission of infection between animals is still ongoing and that a limited number of human infections have been reported so far.
The statement said that although more human infections linked to exposure to infected animals or contaminated environments are likely to continue to occur, the overall impact of these infections on global public health is small.
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