US experts work with China after bird flu outbreak. Rare access to CDC lab

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1. Tilt down of lab worker opening plastic bag of eggs 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Joseph Bresee, Chief of the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: "China health authorities are now reporting 77 cases and 14 deaths associated with this avian influenza H7N9 virus in humans. The virus is still only found in six provinces or municipalities in China so there's no cases outside China nor any cases so far in the United States." 3. Various of lab worker cracking infected eggs ++MUTE++ 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Joseph Bresee, Chief of the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: "Right now we think the risks to the US is very low. We think that we might see a traveller come to the United States that's infected in China, but gets sick in the United States and we're preparing for that and we're mindful that that may happen." 5. Various of lab worker uncovering and spraying eggs 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Shaw, Associate Director of Laboratory Science, Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and National Centre for Immunisation and Respiratory Diseases: "We've been working very closely with our Chinese colleagues since they first announced the cases that they were seeing in Shanghai." 7. Mid of Shaw speaking to colleagues 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Shaw, Associate Director of Laboratory Science, Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and National Centre for Immunisation and Respiratory Diseases: "We actually received a virus from the third case from China on Thursday (11 April 2013). That was immediately grown here in the lab so we would have more virus to share with other researchers and also to do some of the necessary experiments that we have to do here." 9. Various of lab worker marking equipment 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Shaw, Associate Director of Laboratory Science, Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and National Centre for Immunisation and Respiratory Diseases: "This virus is clearly something we want to keep an eye on. In a way you could say that it's CDC's job to worry about these things, to prepare but we're approaching it very methodically." 11. Mid of lab worker unpacking materials STORYLINE: US health officials said on Wednesday that the risk of China's H7N9 bird flu virus spreading to America was "very low." "China health authorities are now reporting 77 cases and 14 deaths associated with this avian influenza H7N9 virus in humans. The virus is still only found in six provinces or municipalities in China so there's no cases outside China nor any cases so far in the United States," added Dr. Joseph Breses from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Officials said they have been working closely with their Chinese counterparts since cases were first announced in Shanghai. "We actually received a virus from the third case from China on Thursday (11 April 2013). That was immediately grown here in the lab so we would have more virus to share with other researchers and also to do some of the necessary experiments that we have to do here," said Michael Shaw, Associate Director of Laboratory Science, Influenza Division, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and National Centre for Immunisation and Respiratory Diseases. "This virus is clearly something we want to keep an eye on. In a way you could say that it's CDC's job to worry about these things, to prepare but we're approaching it very methodically," he continued. Chinese news agency Kyodo reported 83 human infections including 16 deaths on Thursday. Close contact with infected birds is a likely source of transmission. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d2a99229031f235212f3da86929367a0 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork