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Hong Kong confirmed the first H7N9 infection
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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…

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
Vietnam does not export new cases of H5N1
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Vietnam does not export new cases of H5N1

According to Deputy Director of Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment, from July until now, Vietnam has not detected more cases of influenza A / H5N1 infecti…

December 14, 2018
Pandemic flu broke out in Hong Kong
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Pandemic flu broke out in Hong Kong

According to Van Hoi, schools across the Hong Kong Special Zone are in high alert, after appearing hundreds of cases of flu-like symptoms from the end of February to now.

December 14, 2018
Five countries banned entry of British poultry
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Five countries banned entry of British poultry

South Korea and Hong Kong are the latest countries and territories to ban imports of poultry from the United Kingdom after an outbreak of H5N1 at a turkey farm in Suffol…

December 14, 2018
Vaccine is resistant to bird flu
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Vaccine is resistant to bird flu

Scientists at GlaxoSmithKline in Hong Kong say they have successfully tested a vaccine against bird flu with a very small dose. The second test of this vaccine showed th…

December 14, 2018
Hong Kong confirmed that wild birds died of H5N1
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Hong Kong confirmed that wild birds died of H5N1

On January 29, Hong Kong confirmed a wild bird died of H5N1 virus in the territory and warned people not to contact birds because of fear of the disease could infect hum…

December 14, 2018