世卫组织研究印尼禽流感病例、伊朗称已掌握核燃料加工技术

*世卫组织研究印尼禽流感病例

世界卫生组织专家正在对印度尼西亚一个家庭中7名成员死亡禽流感病例进行研究
，这是迄今为止禽流感病毒传播中最严重的发展。世卫高级官员说，他们对印尼
这个月禽流感传播感染范围程度以及感染源头极为担心。一个家庭中7名成员在过
去的3个星期内相继死亡，第8名成员也感染了H5N1禽流感病毒，这起发生在苏门
答腊北部死亡事件是已知同时感染禽流感人数最多的病例。
在印尼对病毒样本进行化验的世卫专家说，他们还没有找到证据显示亚洲地区的
禽流感病毒已经变异成对人类更具威胁的另一种形式。世卫亚太地区发言人说，
目前几乎可以确定，病毒以某种有限的形式在人与人之间传播。这位发言人还说
，卫生专家在印尼发生死亡的村庄未能发现动物和家禽中有禽流感。


WHO Studies Bird Flu Case in Indonesia

World Health Organization experts are studying what they say is the most
significant development yet in the spread of the bird-flu virus -- the
death of seven members of one family in Indonesia. Senior officials of
the United Nations health agency say they are extremely concerned about
the size and source of the outbreak in Indonesia. With seven deaths in
the past three weeks and an eighth family member still infected with the
H5N1 bird-flu virus, the case in northern Sumatra is the largest known
human cluster of bird-flu infections.

WHO scientists who examined virus samples in Indonesia say they found no
evidence of any mutation indicating that bird flu in Asia has changed to
a form more dangerous to humans. However, a regional spokesman for the
agency says it is almost certain there has been some limited form of
human-to-human transmission of the disease. The spokesman says health
experts can find no bird flu in animals or poultry in the village where
the deaths occurred.



*伊朗称已掌握核燃料加工技术

伊朗总统艾哈迈迪内贾德星期三在伊朗南部一个城市说，伊朗已经掌握了核燃料
的全部加工程序。他说，伊朗有权拥有这一核技术。
联合国秘书长安南星期三敦促伊朗消除在其核活动上的不确定性。华盛顿邮报援
引不透露姓名的消息来源报导说，伊朗在核僵持问题上正寻求和美国进行直接对
话。


Iran Claims to Have Mastered Nuclear Fuel Processing Technology

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking in a southwestern city
Wednesday, said Iran has mastered the entire nuclear fuel cycle. He said
Iran has the right to the technology for nuclear energy.Also Wednesday,
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged Iran to lift what he called the
cloud of uncertainty around its nuclear activities. The Washington Post
reported, using unnamed sources, that Iran is seeking direct talks with
the U.S. over the nuclear standoff.