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Warning for a new pandemic of bird flu in Vietnam
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Warning for a new pandemic of bird flu in Vietnam

Yesterday, Monday, August 29, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned of a new strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus that has emerged in…

December 14, 2018
5 mutations make bird flu a pandemic
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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.

December 14, 2018
H5N1 avian influenza virus
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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…

December 14, 2018
Red alert bird flu in Hong Kong
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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.

December 14, 2018
IAEA uses nuclear technology against H5N1 virus
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IAEA uses nuclear technology against H5N1 virus

Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have deployed nuclear technology to determine the spread of highly virulent H5N1 virus and the risk of rapid inf…

December 14, 2018
Pandemic H5N1 has returned
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Pandemic H5N1 has returned

After nearly 2 years, Vietnam has so far recorded only 2 cases of H5N1 and 100% mortality. Therefore, at the meeting of the Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and…

December 14, 2018
China warned bird flu
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China warned bird flu

China on January 7 issued a warning of bird flu, after a woman died of infection with the H5N1 virus.

December 14, 2018
Influenza A / H5N1 returned
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Influenza A / H5N1 returned

After four months of silence, A / H5N1 flu has returned but the evidence is the first death

December 14, 2018
When has the H1N1 flu virus been known?
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When has the H1N1 flu virus been known?

Since it was discovered and started to erupt into epidemics, the swine flu virus also has the scientific name H1N1 has become an obsession for many countries around the…

December 14, 2018