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China reports new bird flu death, two new infections
(AP)—Chinese health authorities have reported another death and two new infections from a new strain of bird flu.
Apr 12, 2013
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Animal health agency: Bird flu poses 'exceptional situation' (Update)
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday said H7N9 bird flu posed an "exceptional situation" as the outbreak among Chinese poultry claimed a 10th human victim.
Apr 11, 2013
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China bird flu outbreak spurs food safety fears
China's bird flu outbreak is "devastating" poultry sales, an industry group said Tuesday, as the H7N9 virus which has killed seven people triggered a new food safety scare.
Apr 9, 2013
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Cambodia fights surge in bird flu deaths
As China scrambles to contain a deadly new strain of bird flu, Cambodia is battling a spike in the better known H5N1 strain that is baffling experts a decade after a major outbreak began in Asia.
Apr 9, 2013
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China to vaccinate 90,000 pigeons against bird flu
An association of pigeon enthusiasts plans to vaccinate up to 90,000 of the birds in eastern China to help ward off the spread of the latest avian flu.
Apr 9, 2013
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SAfrica: H7N1 bird flu found in ostrich farm
(AP)—South African officials say they have detected bird flu on an ostrich farm but that it is unrelated to the strain that has killed eight people in China.
Apr 9, 2013
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WHO talks with China on sending bird flu team (Update)
The World Health Organization is talking with the Chinese government about sending international experts to China to help investigate a new bird flu strain that has sickened at least 24 people, killing seven of them.
Apr 8, 2013
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China boosts bird flu response as cases rise
China confirmed three more cases of bird flu on Sunday, as authorities sought to curb a deadly outbreak by banning live poultry sales and disinfecting schools.
Apr 7, 2013
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Hong Kong girl tests negative for H7N9 (Update)
A seven-year-old Hong Kong girl has tested negative for the H7N9 flu virus, officials said Friday, after she became the city's first suspected case of the disease that has killed six killed on mainland China.
Apr 5, 2013
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Questions in China on how H7N9 flu strain killed 2
Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but that it's unlikely that it can spread easily among humans.
Apr 2, 2013
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