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Two Chinese people died of bird flu H7N9
The two deaths were all in Shanghai, China. Among them, there was an 87-year-old grandfather, who began to show symptoms on February 19 and died 8 days later.
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Warning of H7N9 flu from China may spread to Vietnam
The number of H7N9 bird flu cases in China has increased to 7 people, of which 2 have died. Concerned about possible disease in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health requires…
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Vietnam urgently responds to H7N9 flu from China
On April 4, the Prime Minister made a public request to the sectors to drastically prevent smuggled poultry, to prevent H7N9 infection from spreading to China. The Minis…
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New virus strains from swine flu virus, avian influenza
Chinese scientists have warned that swine flu and avian influenza viruses can be combined into new strains with stronger toxicity.
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5 mutations make bird flu a pandemic
The H5N1 bird flu epidemic can be deadly, but so far it has not yet become a pandemic because it cannot be transmitted from human to human.
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H5N1 avian influenza virus
H5N1 avian influenza virus is reappearing in poultry markets in China, especially in the southern region, causing great difficulties for the country to prevent a new pan…
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Red alert bird flu in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is screening 17,000 chickens after two wild birds and 1 chicken died of H5N1 virus infection last week.
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Super avian influenza virus becomes a biological bomb?
The type of bird flu virus that can infect and kill millions of people at the same time will not be disclosed by microbiologists. However, scientists warn, these figures…
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WHO announces the study of variant H5N1 avian influenza virus
After months of controversy because of concerns about biosecurity, the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to allow the publication of a controversial study on t…
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Modified H5N1 virus can spread from pigs to humans
Japanese scientists have discovered that an H5N1 avian influenza virus has changed in pigs in Indonesia and has the ability to spread easily from pigs to humans.
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Strengthen prevention and control of avian influenza
The Department of Animal Health warns that bird flu could occur at any time, the risk of outbreaks will be higher every year due to rapid increase in livestock productio…
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Announcing the genome of 150 types of avian influenza viruses
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) government and scientists, together with university and industry partners, have published the entire gene coding sequence of 150…
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Central: Flood water threatens to spread avian influenza
Director of Animal Health Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Bui Quang Anh expressed concern about the risk of outbreaks of bird flu in the Centr…
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Avian influenza vaccine is about to be circulated in the United States
On April 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine registration against the H5N1 virus produced by Sanofi Aventis pharmaceutical corporation. Th…
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More Bac Giang and Hai Phong appear avian influenza
The report of the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) in the afternoon of May 25 said that there were more Bac Giang and Hai Phon…