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The new flu pandemic proves a controversial study
Scientists in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands know exactly the conditions for an avian influenza virus to become a pandemic strain in humans because they have cre…
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The only case from H7N9 flu is by taking Tamiflu
A 4-year-old patient in Shanghai, the only case of health recovery after determining infection with influenza virus H7N9 treated with Tamiflu, a drug to prevent influenz…
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Thousands of bird nest died positively to H5N1
Mr. Nguyen Duc Thu, Director of Ninh Thuan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: Over the past 1 week, the oats raised in Thanh Binh Cinema (Thong Nhat S…
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Risk of infection with H5N1 bird flu from bird nest
Ninh Thuan took samples of bird's nest, feces and bird's nest for testing, the results were 3 times positive for H5N1 virus. According to Professor Trinh Quan Huan, a se…
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Find out the origin of the deadly strain of H7N9
The H7N9 influenza virus strain has a combination of genes between East Asian wild birds and farmed chickens in Shanghai city, Zhejiang province and China's Jiangsu prov…
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The H7N9 flu attacks many Chinese provinces
On April 13, the Beijing city government announced the first case here to be infected with H7N9, a 7-year-old girl. Subsequently, Ha Nam province in turn confirmed the p…
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Things to know to avoid influenza A / H7N9
Wash your hands thoroughly, avoid contact with dead poultry, thoroughly cook poultry meat when preparing food, which are the top principles to help people prevent influe…
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4-year-old baby carries H7N9 but does not show flu
A 4-year-old boy in Beijing, China tested positive for the H7N9 influenza virus, identified as a host of the deadly H7N9 influenza virus, Xinhua reported on April 15.
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China: The number of people infected with H7N9 is growing faster
In just 22 hours from April 18, April 15 to 10 pm on April 16, China detected 14 more cases of H7N9 infection, bringing the number of infected people to 77, Xinhua repor…
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H7N9 can spread among family members
Currently, China has discovered two cases of people in a family with the same H7N9 virus in Shanghai. Therefore, it does not exclude the possibility that H7N9 virus can…
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Ninh Thuan announced H5N1 outbreak in bird's nest
On the morning of April 19, Mr. Tran Xuan Hoa, Vice Chairman of Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee signed a decision to announce H5N1 influenza outbreak in bird ne…
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20 people died from H7N9 in China
Until the afternoon of April 21, China had 102 cases of H7N9 infection, of which 20 died, Xinhua reported.
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The meaning of the names of flu strains
Last time, swine flu is often called A / H1N1 flu and bird flu is often called A / H5N1 flu. Recently, a new type of bird flu has been discovered in China called influen…
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H7N9 virus is 'extremely dangerous' to humans
The number of people dying from H7N9 flu in China increased to 22, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that this is one of the most dangerous viruses facing d…
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Taiwan detected the first case of H7N9 infection
Taiwan has discovered the first case of H7N9 influenza virus infection, which caused many deaths in China during the last nearly a month, the Taiwanese health agency's a…