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China detected the first person infected with avian influenza virus H10N3
A 41-year-old man from Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, Eastern China was confirmed to be infected with the H10N3 avian influenza virus.
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Variants of the virus that cause pandemic flu are increasingly dangerous
The evolution of the virus that caused the 1918 flu pandemic has similarities to the Covid-19 pandemic, such as successive outbreaks with many different strains, and the…
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2 deadly influenza viruses in humans are almost extinct
According to the reports collected, there are very few cases of flu occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. This leads scientists to ask 'whether some influenza viruses…
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Detects influenza virus with 'pandemic potential' in China
Researchers in China found a new strain of swine flu has the potential to cause a pandemic. This flu virus has recently appeared in pigs but can infect humans.
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A global flu vaccine could be coming soon
The pharmaceutical company Seek (UK) is developing the Flu-v vaccine to target common and unbreakable parts in many strains of influenza virus.
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Wild birds could be the cause of bird flu in China
Two outbreaks of H5N1 and H5N6 broke out earlier in February in China, raising alarms about the recklessness in bird flu prevention and control in the country.
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An outbreak of H5N6 avian influenza broke out in China
China's Ministry of Agriculture announced it had detected an outbreak of bird flu H5N6 in Sichuan province in southwestern China. There has been no recorded H5N6 virus i…
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H5N6 virus is spread from poultry to humans
The H5N6 virus is spread from birds to humans through an infected nose or mouth secretion, but it is not spread from person to person.
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61 Taiwanese people contracted H1N1 flu, 13 deaths in a week
In the context of the global outbreak of nCoV, Taiwan (China) may have to cope with a bigger pandemic from the H1N1 influenza virus.
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China detected an influenza A / H5N1 outbreak near Wuhan
On February 1, China detected an outbreak of influenza A / H5N1 (avian flu) near the center of the new Corona virus (2019-nCoV) epidemic zone in central China, the South…
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Why does belching make a loud sound?
How loud a loud belch is depends on a number of factors, such as how much steam from the stomach pushes up and how the esophageal structure of the person is.
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Good news of medicine: Antibody appears against all flu viruses in the world
For a long time, cherished humans intended to create a vaccine, or a drug that could handle all of the current influenza viruses.
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Is flu B dangerous?
Influenza B is only dangerous for people with weakened immune systems, others will recover after a few days.
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87 Chinese people died of bird flu H7N9
China is strengthening measures to prevent the spread of H7N9 bird flu, which has killed dozens of people, including the ban on the sale of live poultry.
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Spain destroyed more than 17,000 H5N8 suspected ducks
Spanish authorities announced that they would destroy more than 17,000 ducks after discovering the strain on a duck farm in Catalonia.