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[KI Media] Yi Guan, a professor of microbiology at Hong Kong University, notes the current strain of H5N1 virus has persisted since 1996, making it the longest-lasting potential human-influenza virus compared with the two-dozen human influenza outbreaks over the past century. He added the recent spate of cases across the region may not be completely isolated and would likely get worse as winter sets in, when the risks of influenza tend to peak.

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