WHO: "30% of world population is supposed to contact the virus in case Bird flu pandemic"

UNICEF officer in Azerbaijan Haana Singer said that this event is one of the six seminars that will be held in CIS states, APA reports.

Mentioning that three children died of bird flu in Azerbaijan, she said they contracted H5N1 strain of virus in their yards.

"If this disease transmits from human to human, millions of people can die. Warning and effective inquiry system should be established to prevent this," she said.

Head epidemiologist Ibadulla Agayev said that out of eight bird flu infected men in Azerbaijan 5 died.

"Measures are being taken to prevent spread of bird flu virus in the country. President Ilham Aliyev controls the situation," he said.

World Health Organization expert Roberta Andragnetti warned that the most dangerous stage of the disease is when it transmits from human to human.

"30% of the world population is supposed to die of H5N1 in case of bird flu pandemic. The worst is that the disease can be repeated within 2-3 years. In case of pandemic vaccine can be prepared only after six months. Therefore it will be difficult to fight against the disease in the first 6 months," the expert said.

The symposium will end on March 1.