Hacker News Reader

> It also supports the conclusion that it is not actively transmissible between humans, yet.

Sorry, I'm not following. How does a high level of prevalence show a lack of virality?

Not seeing high level of hospitalization due to H5N1 and the human cases that are reported do not share a common source genome I think is how they conclude that. Basically the humans that have contracted it and reported symptoms do not get it from a common source and there is no evidence of human to human transmission in the cases that are reported.

Ah yea, this makes sense. Thanks.

because we are not seeing a high level of hospitalization or deaths.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com