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China discovered a new strain of bird flu called H7N7
Scientists tracking the H7N9 bird flu virus, which has killed more than 40 people since March, said they had discovered a new virus in chickens in China.
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China discovered new H7N9 virus
Chinese scientists have published a new discovery that a variant of the H7N9 avian influenza virus can bind to receptors - the receptor from the external environment - o…
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The United States prepares to prepare a vaccine against H7N9 influenza virus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is gathering more information and is beginning to prepare to develop a vaccine against H7N9.
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Control of H7N9 flu at Tan Son Nhat airport
From April 6, visitors entering via Tan Son Nhat airport must go through a body temperature meter. Persons with a body temperature above 37 degrees C must report their h…
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There are drugs that can treat bird flu H7N9
According to Xinhua on April 6, China approved Peramivir, a new anti-flu drug that is believed to effectively treat the H7N9 bird flu virus.
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The new flu pandemic proves a controversial study
Scientists in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands know exactly the conditions for an avian influenza virus to become a pandemic strain in humans because they have cre…
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The only case from H7N9 flu is by taking Tamiflu
A 4-year-old patient in Shanghai, the only case of health recovery after determining infection with influenza virus H7N9 treated with Tamiflu, a drug to prevent influenz…
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Find out the origin of the deadly strain of H7N9
The H7N9 influenza virus strain has a combination of genes between East Asian wild birds and farmed chickens in Shanghai city, Zhejiang province and China's Jiangsu prov…
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The H7N9 flu attacks many Chinese provinces
On April 13, the Beijing city government announced the first case here to be infected with H7N9, a 7-year-old girl. Subsequently, Ha Nam province in turn confirmed the p…
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Things to know to avoid influenza A / H7N9
Wash your hands thoroughly, avoid contact with dead poultry, thoroughly cook poultry meat when preparing food, which are the top principles to help people prevent influe…
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4-year-old baby carries H7N9 but does not show flu
A 4-year-old boy in Beijing, China tested positive for the H7N9 influenza virus, identified as a host of the deadly H7N9 influenza virus, Xinhua reported on April 15.
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China: The number of people infected with H7N9 is growing faster
In just 22 hours from April 18, April 15 to 10 pm on April 16, China detected 14 more cases of H7N9 infection, bringing the number of infected people to 77, Xinhua repor…
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H7N9 can spread among family members
Currently, China has discovered two cases of people in a family with the same H7N9 virus in Shanghai. Therefore, it does not exclude the possibility that H7N9 virus can…
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20 people died from H7N9 in China
Until the afternoon of April 21, China had 102 cases of H7N9 infection, of which 20 died, Xinhua reported.
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H7N9 virus is 'extremely dangerous' to humans
The number of people dying from H7N9 flu in China increased to 22, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that this is one of the most dangerous viruses facing d…