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Device detects H5N1 bird flu virus
Scientists in Singapore say they have built a handheld device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus within half an hour.
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H5N1 virus can be transmitted from mother to fetus
The Peking University research team in Beijing examined tissue samples taken from two Chinese H5N1 patients, including a 24-year-old pregnant woman and a 35-year-old man…
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H5N1 virus changes dangerously for humans!
According to a new study published, the H5N1 avian influenza virus has changed to be able to grow well in the respiratory tract on humans. This finding shows that H5N1 h…
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Indonesia: one person died of bird flu
A woman in Sumatra island, Indonesia died of bird flu. Thus, the number of deaths from this disease in Indonesia has reached 87 people. The 44-year-old patient was ill a…
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South Korea confirmed the outbreak of bird flu
The Seoul government has confirmed that South Korean authorities have been forced to destroy thousands of ducks when the bird flu broke out for the first time in the cou…
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Virus strain H7N3: High virulence, spread to humans
On 11/12, the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention reported that bird flu has appeared in Viet Yen and Yen Dung districts of Bac Giang province, ki…
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Poland: detected the fifth bird flu outbreak
On December 12, the Polish government announced the discovery of the fifth bird flu outbreak in the country. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of poultry at a farm in Vostov…
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H7N3: Viruses are common in birds
H7N3 is a very common type of influenza A virus in birds, according to a recent report by a group of US-Canadian scientists.
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Receiving many samples of suspected H5N1 virus
On June 6, at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Hien - Director of the National Inst…
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H5N1 virus can be transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract
Thanks to the means of counting viruses and the support of US medical experts, doctors at Bach Mai Hospital have discovered that the H5N1 virus is not only in the throat…
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Breeding environment is full of H5N1 virus
Recent tests of the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis in Ha Tay show that nearly 100% of the swarms of geese carry the H5N1 strain. In some localities, typically…
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Avian flu appears in Togo
For the first time, bird flu has appeared in Togo. Information was confirmed by officials after independent tests in Italy. Recently, thousands of poultry have been foun…
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Human antibodies protect mice from bird flu
A group of international scientists, including researchers from the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health, said: They…
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One more patient suspected of being infected with influenza A / H5N1
At the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control on the afternoon of August 1, Dr. Nguyen Hai Yen - Department of Epidemiolog…
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Thanh Hoa: A child died from H5N1
A 15-year-old patient in Hoang Hoa district (Thanh Hoa) died on August 3, on the way to the National Institute of Tropical Diseases and Infection. Test results positive…