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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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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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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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Prevention of toxic bird flu H5N6
Although there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission, the newly discovered A / H5N6 influenza virus strain in Vietnam is warned to have very high virulence.
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Detection of the second bird flu outbreak in the Netherlands
The Netherlands Ministry of Health announced on November 20 that it found the second bird flu outbreak in the country.
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H7N9 influenza virus is more dangerous
The H7N9 strain of bird flu is becoming more dangerous because the virus currently contains many genetic variants, which are more likely to cause death than previous stu…
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Outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in some European countries
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said some European countries have reported outbreaks of bird flu.
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Alarm to spread bird flu from cats to humans
The first case in New York City was discovered and reported to be infected with a rare, avian flu virus that can spread directly from cats to humans.
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More cases of H7N9 infection in China
A 64-year-old farmer in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, was confirmed as the next H7N9 infection, bringing the total number of bird flu cases in China to 4 this fall.
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Hong Kong confirmed the first H7N9 infection
According to the BBC, the victim was identified as a 36-year-old maid, Indonesian nationality, hospitalized on November 27 after symptoms of cough and shortness of breat…
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South Korea: Detection of H5N8 influenza virus in ducks
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Industry of Korea has confirmed that the bird flu virus detected at a duck farm is a highly pathogenic strain of H…
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The first case of death from H5N1 flu in 2014
After a week of illness, 52-year-old man in Binh Minh commune, Bu Dang district (Binh Phuoc) died.
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Korea: Detection of H5N8 virus in the geese
Dead geese belong to geese in the reservoir above, where the ducks migrated naturally to death.