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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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China successfully prepared the vaccine against H7N9
The National Center for National Influenza Prevention on October 26 announced that it has successfully prepared a vaccine against H7N9 bird flu.
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The risk of a H7N9 outbreak in winter in China
A 35-year-old man in China has just discovered influenza H7N9, showing
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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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First death due to H10N8 flu
In a report released Dec. 18, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first death due to the H10N8 bird flu virus on a Chinese woman.
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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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Detection of influenza A outbreak at a school in Hanoi
That is the area of Tri Duc High School in My Dinh, Tu Liem with dozens of students transferred to the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases in high fever, fatigue, re…
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Warning for H7N9 flu can spread from person to person
A 31-year-old surgeon in Shanghai (China) has just died from H7N9 flu, raising fears that the virus could spread from person to person.
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China added 10 cases of H7N9 infection in 1 day
In the context of the massive influx of people returning home and many birds being moved during the Lunar New Year, the H7N9 epidemic is likely to boom in China.
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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.
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Alarm on the new bird flu strain H10N8
Chinese scientists voiced their alarm on February 5 after the new H10N8 bird flu virus killed an old woman in December 2013 and another infected with the virus in Januar…
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Vaccination against influenza H7N9 initially tested successfully
In the context of complicated H7N9 outbreaks, China has announced initial success in developing this vaccine against the dangerous flu strain.
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Two cases of death from H5N1 flu in Cambodia
Director of CDCD Sok Touch said, the two patients died on the same day at the hospital of Kompong Cham province.