The World Health Organisation has said a close eye is being kept on a recent bird flu spillover to mammals and says the risk of human transmission remains low, but cannot be ruled out.
Speaking this week, WHO Director General, Tedro Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that cases have been reported in minks, otters, foxes, and sea lions in recent weeks, and authorities need to take appropriate action to monitor this.
He said: “For the moment, the WHO assesses the risk to humans as low.
