GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child in the United States.
A small but growing number of H5N1 avian influenza infections have been detected in humans around the world in recent years, WHO epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention director Maria Van Kerkhove told a press conference.
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