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The emergence of new avian influenza virus is potentially lethal
According to the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza and Foot and Mouth Disease, a new bird flu virus has just emerged, spreading rapidly in the North and Ce…
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Misunderstandings about the flu
Influenza is a respiratory infection caused by a virus and easily spread through droplets.
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New influenza virus spreads from person to person
Novel Coronavirus, causing flu and kidney failure, can spread from person to person. Recently, two new patients of this virus were discovered in Jordan.
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Indonesia discovered new strains of H5N1 influenza virus
According to a report on December 11, Indonesia has discovered a new, more dangerous strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has caused hundreds of thousands of…
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Influenza A / H1N1 outbreak in many parts of the world
Palestinian officials say in the past two weeks, nine Palestinians in the West Bank have died from the A / H1N1 flu, while the number of these cases has reached 187 peop…
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Outbreaks of dangerous flu in the US
Almost on the territory of the United States, there is a severe outbreak of influenza, recorded in 41 out of 50 states. In Massachusetts, the number of people who died f…
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Flu pandemic spread, New York announced an emergency medical condition
The State of New York in the United States on January 13 announced an emergency medical condition, in a latest effort to fight the country's pandemic flu and threatening…
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Restart studies of H5N1
Scientists around the world announced that they would restart the study of mutant strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus after a pause due to fears of research inform…
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Vaccination against H1N1 can cause neurological disorders
Scientists in the United States look at data on side effects from getting the H1N1 flu vaccine in the H1N1 influenza vaccine program at 23 million Americans.
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Two Chinese people died of bird flu H7N9
The two deaths were all in Shanghai, China. Among them, there was an 87-year-old grandfather, who began to show symptoms on February 19 and died 8 days later.
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Warning of H7N9 flu from China may spread to Vietnam
The number of H7N9 bird flu cases in China has increased to 7 people, of which 2 have died. Concerned about possible disease in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health requires…
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Vietnam urgently responds to H7N9 flu from China
On April 4, the Prime Minister made a public request to the sectors to drastically prevent smuggled poultry, to prevent H7N9 infection from spreading to China. The Minis…
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The influenza A / H1N1 virus has reappeared in England and Belgium
Influenza A / H1N1 has killed 8 people in the UK since the beginning of September, while Belgian patients with symptoms of the disease have been discovered.
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Genetically modified poultry does not transmit the H5N1 virus
According to a study published in the journal Science on January 13, European scientists have succeeded in creating genetically modified chickens that do not transmit th…
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Hanoi: Back to the outbreak of A / H1N1 flu
In just 10 days, the number of patients detected positive for influenza A / H1N1 in Hanoi from 1 case has increased to 49 cases.