Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China reports first H7N9 bird flu death this year
China has reported its first death from the H7N9 bird flu virus in 2014 after a significant drop-off in fatalities following an outbreak last year.
Jan 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China says woman died from bird flu new to humans
Chinese authorities said Wednesday that a 73-year-old Chinese woman died after being infected with a bird flu strain that had sickened a human for the first time, a development that the World Health Organization called "worrisome."
Dec 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Resistant flu virus keeps contagiousness
A mutant form of the H7N9 flu virus that is resistant to frontline drugs is just as contagious as its non-resistant counterpart, according to a lab test reported on Tuesday.
Dec 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hong Kong reports 2nd H7N9 bird flu case
Hong Kong reported its second human case of H7N9 bird flu just days after the first, raising fears that the virus is spreading beyond mainland China.
Dec 7, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bird flu claims 163rd fatality in Indonesia
A 31-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, bringing the death toll to 163 in the country hardest-hit by the virus, the Health Ministry said Monday.
Nov 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Indonesian woman dies of bird flu, health ministry reports
An Indonesian woman living near the capital Jakarta has died of bird flu, the health ministry said, the latest death from H5N1 in the country hardest hit by the virus.
Nov 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bird flu kills 12th person in Cambodia this year
A 2-year-old girl has become the 12th person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, authorities said Monday.
Nov 4, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bird flu kills 11th person in Cambodia this year (Update)
A 2-year-old girl has become the 11th person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, the country's health ministry said Friday.
Sep 20, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How lethal bird flu viruses evolved
Deadly H7N9 avian flu viruses infected people for the first time earlier this year in China, but little is known about how they evolved to become harmful to humans. In a study published by Cell Press on September 19 in Cell ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Medications
Researchers studying vaccine to prevent potential bird flu pandemic
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development are part of nationwide vaccine research aimed at protecting adults from a new and virulent strain of avian (bird) influenza (flu) ...
Sep 19, 2013
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