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China confirmed bird flu outbreak in Guangdong
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China confirmed bird flu outbreak in Guangdong

The Ministry of Agriculture of China on September 17 confirmed that the H5N1 avian influenza virus is raging in ducks in a suburb of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong…

December 14, 2018
H5N1 virus can be transmitted from mother to fetus
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H5N1 virus can be transmitted from mother to fetus

The Peking University research team in Beijing examined tissue samples taken from two Chinese H5N1 patients, including a 24-year-old pregnant woman and a 35-year-old man…

December 14, 2018
H5N1 virus changes dangerously for humans!
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H5N1 virus changes dangerously for humans!

According to a new study published, the H5N1 avian influenza virus has changed to be able to grow well in the respiratory tract on humans. This finding shows that H5N1 h…

December 14, 2018
Children: Subjects susceptible to bird flu
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Children: Subjects susceptible to bird flu

A recent finding has shown that children are particularly susceptible and highly susceptible to bird flu. The above study has led experts to reassess previous research r…

December 14, 2018
America helps Vietnam fight against influenza
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America helps Vietnam fight against influenza

The International Development Agency (USAID) and the US Department of Health today announced a US $ 10.5 million grant to help Vietnam prevent and control bird flu and h…

December 14, 2018
H7N3: Viruses are common in birds
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H7N3: Viruses are common in birds

H7N3 is a very common type of influenza A virus in birds, according to a recent report by a group of US-Canadian scientists.

December 14, 2018
Receiving many samples of suspected H5N1 virus
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Receiving many samples of suspected H5N1 virus

On June 6, at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Hien - Director of the National Inst…

December 14, 2018
Thanh Hoa: A child died from H5N1
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Thanh Hoa: A child died from H5N1

A 15-year-old patient in Hoang Hoa district (Thanh Hoa) died on August 3, on the way to the National Institute of Tropical Diseases and Infection. Test results positive…

December 14, 2018
New vaccine kills bird flu
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New vaccine kills bird flu

Avian influenza virus researchers say they have been able to get close to a human immunization to fight a pandemic of bird flu.

December 14, 2018