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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.
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Malaysia announced the first case of H7N9 influenza virus infection
Ministry of Health Malaysia on February 12 announced that the country has appeared the first case of H7N9 flu as a Chinese tourist.
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Hong Kong discovered more cases of the 6th flu H7N9
On March 4, Hong Kong health authorities (China) confirmed a new case of human H7N9 flu infection.
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China: 30% of people infected with H7N9 have died
A Chinese official, Chung Nam Son, confirmed that China now has 340 cases of H7N9 infection and a death rate of up to 30%.
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Many cases of H1N1 serious complications
Only on March 16, the Hanoi Central Hospital of Emergency Medicine received 2 cases of influenza A (H1N1) in the condition of dyspnea, respiratory failure, bilateral lun…
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H7 strain bird flu first appeared in Macau
On March 13, the government of the Special Administrative Region of Macau (China) said it had discovered for the first time the H7 bird flu virus in live poultry samples…
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China announced the origin of H7N9
Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Technology have published the latest research on the origin of the H7N9 v…
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Detecting H7N9 virus in Guangdong
Chinese health authorities have for the first time discovered a H7N9-positive specimen in Guangdong province, located in the southern part of China, adjacent to Vietnam.
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H7N9 influenza virus in China has been controlled
Health experts from the United Nations agency on May 23 said that the H7N9 influenza virus outbreak in China is almost controlled, thanks to the work of restricting the…
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China: H7N9 influenza virus is easy to attack the elderly
Xinhua news agency reported that China on May 28 announced the latest scientific research results of 30 medical science researchers from 7 provinces and cities of China.
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Develop rapid test kits for H7N9 virus
Australian scientists have successfully developed a test kit for rapid detection of H7N9 influenza virus in poultry and will export this special test kit to Asia.
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Concerns about drug resistance of H7N9 virus
Doctors have found signs of drug resistance in patients being treated because the new H7N9 bird flu virus outbreak in China.