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Shanghai raises flu response with emergency plan (Update)
China's financial capital, Shanghai, activated an emergency plan Tuesday that calls for heightened monitoring of suspicious flu cases following the recent deaths of two men from a lesser-known strain of bird flu.
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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WHO plays down China bird flu fears
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday played down fears over a strain of bird flu which has killed two people in China, but said it was crucial to find out how the virus infected humans.
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Apr 02, 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 hum ...
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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China strengthens checks after new bird flu deaths (Update)
China's commercial hub Shanghai is stepping up monitoring after a new strain of bird flu killed two people, state media said Monday, as Taiwan announced it would screen travellers from the mainland. ...
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Apr 01, 2013 |
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Two in China first known deaths from H7N9 bird flu
Two Shanghai men have died from a lesser-known type of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain, and Chinese authorities said Sunday that it wasn't clear how they were infected, but that there was no evidence ...
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Mar 31, 2013 |
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Predicting hotspots for future flu outbreaks
(Medical Xpress)—This year's unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why UCLA researchers and their colleagues ...
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Mar 14, 2013 |
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Bird flu virus research awaits approval
A bird flu virus at the center of an international debate sits in a padlocked freezer, deep inside a University of Wisconsin-Madison lab, waiting for new government guidelines that will allow researchers to continue unlocking ...
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Mar 01, 2013 |
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Cambodia orders action to stop deadly bird flu
Phnom Penh on Friday ordered urgent action to stem the "worrying" number of bird flu deaths in Cambodia, following a surge in the number of fatalities from the virus.
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Mar 01, 2013 |
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Cambodia reports eighth bird flu death, triggering fears
A 35-year-old man has become Cambodia's eighth bird flu fatality this year, prompting concern about the spread of the virus in the country, a health official said Tuesday,
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Feb 26, 2013 |
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China reports year's second fatal case of bird flu
A man in southwestern China has died of bird flu, health authorities said Saturday, becoming the second fatality from the H5N1 virus this year.
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Feb 23, 2013 |
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Toddler is Cambodia's 7th bird flu death this year
(AP)—A 20-month-old boy has become Cambodia's seventh bird flu fatality this year, as authorities warn the virus remains a serious health threat, especially to children.
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Feb 21, 2013 |
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Mexico: Bird flu outbreak hits 582,000 chickens
(AP)—Mexico's animal health agency says a bird flu outbreak at seven farms in central Mexico has affected as many as 582,000 chickens.
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Feb 16, 2013 |
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21-year-old woman dies of bird flu in China
(AP)—A 21-year-old woman who contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu has died in southwest China.
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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Toddler is Cambodia's 6th bird flu death of year
(AP)—A 3-year-old Cambodian girl has become the sixth person to die from bird flu in the country this year.
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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China reports two human cases of bird flu
China reported two human cases of bird flu in the southwestern city of Guiyang on Sunday, with both patients in a critical condition, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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Feb 10, 2013 |
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