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Detection of the second bird flu outbreak in the Netherlands
The Netherlands Ministry of Health announced on November 20 that it found the second bird flu outbreak in the country.
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The H5N8 bird flu strain appears in chicken farms in Northern Italy
ANSA news agency of Italy on 17/12 said the strain of H5N8 high-risk bird flu has been confirmed to have appeared at a turkey farm in the North of this country.
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H5N1 flu appears in poultry in Ninh Thuan
Nearly 100 birds of a family in Ninh Thuan were infected with the H5N1 influenza virus, a powerful virulent virus that can infect humans, high mortality rates.
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Outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in some European countries
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said some European countries have reported outbreaks of bird flu.
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Concerned about the return of bird flu, Sweden destroyed 200,000 chickens
The Swedish Department of Agriculture has decided to kill 200,000 chickens on a farm where bird flu is found, in a situation where the virus is showing signs of revival…
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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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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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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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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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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.