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H7N9 influenza virus changes to high virulence
The results of gene sequencing of viruses isolated in patients showed that influenza A / H7N9 virus has changed from low virulence to high virulence in poultry.
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The first Taiwanese patient died of influenza H7N9 infection
Xinhua News Agency cited Taiwan's latest outbreak of the Department of Disease Control, saying that the first case of H7N9 in 2017 on the island, identified in early Feb…
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Appeared new outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Quang Ninh province
According to the latest information from the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), as of May 2, the country has just emerged a new…
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Influenza A virus (H7N9) in China has been highly virulent
The World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization announced that there has been a record of changes in influenza A (H7N9) from low virulence to hig…
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Found new proteins that provide clues to kill and prevent foot and mouth virus
University of Leeds researchers have identified a small protein that plays an important role in spreading foot and mouth disease in livestock.
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Highly virulent H7N9 influenza virus has the potential to cause a pandemic
According to the National Focal Point for International Health Regulation, Department of Preventive Medicine, the Ministry of Health, scientists have not previously rele…
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Flu epidemic spread and complicated developments in the US, there were 17 deaths
California health officials also said this year's flu season is more complicated than in previous seasons due to widespread flu.
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The most severe flu epidemic in 10 years, the US
The flu epidemic this year in the US can be very serious since the pandemic of swine flu - influenza A (H1N1) in 2009, according to US health officials.
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How dangerous is swine flu?
According to the Department of Preventive Medicine, influenza A / H1N1 is one of the current seasonal flu.
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In the near future there will be bird flu and it is even more dangerous than bird flu and swine flu
Until now, pigs and chickens are hosts that contain two types of flu that are the biggest threat to humans. Influenza strains can spread to humans, causing serious conse…
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Why is H1N1 the seasonal flu still causing many deaths?
According to the Department of Preventive Medicine, the Ministry of Health, seasonal flu usually attacks only cells in the upper part of the respiratory system, Influenz…
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Vietnam produces vaccines to prevent new strains of influenza A / H5N1
Vaccine helps poultry to prevent diseases covering virus strains circulating in Vietnam, researched and produced domestically.
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China confirmed two more cases of H7N9 flu
Chinese health authorities on March 18 confirmed two more cases of H7N9 avian influenza virus infection in Hunan and Guangdong provinces.
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South Korea has more cases of bird flu in dogs
On March 24, South Korea announced it had discovered a number of cases of bird flu infection in dogs, thereby providing further evidence that the virus has spread to oth…
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Hong Kong prepares breakthrough vaccines against influenza H7N9
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have successfully developed a vaccine that could be the first in the world to create a shield against many types of infl…