Health officials in Britain said Thursday they had identified a rare case of avian flu in a person, as the country battles its largest-ever outbreak of the virus among birds.
Jan 6, 2022
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China revealed the first human case of H10N3 bird flu on Tuesday, an announcement that has so far raised no alarm among world health authorities.
Jun 3, 2021
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China reported the world's first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday but said the risk of it spreading widely among people was low.
Jun 1, 2021
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As we navigate a global human pandemic, avian influenza (or "bird flu") has been detected in domestic poultry across Victoria.
Oct 7, 2020
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With genetic analysis suggesting COVID-19 originated in animals before it spread to humans, a UNSW Sydney virologist says now is a good time to bear in mind zoonotic diseases are closer to home than people might think.
Aug 18, 2020
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People have a lot of questions about viruses right now. Some of those questions involve what happens to viruses in the remains of humans or animals. For example, could people get sick from digging up decades-old bodies? Or ...
May 21, 2020
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A phenomenon known as a "cytokine storm"—a rapid overreaction of the immune system—is one of the most worrying features of COVID-19.
Apr 7, 2020
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Deaths of children and adolescents in China due to infectious diseases were becoming rare prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
Apr 3, 2020
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Nobody yet knows for sure the definitive origins of the newly recognized coronavirus now known as 2019-nCoV that's currently spreading across the globe as a human respiratory pathogen. Early reports indicate that the source ...
Mar 31, 2020
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You might have heard about contact tracing which, when combined with social distancing, has proven a powerful asset in controlling the spread of COVID-19.
Mar 27, 2020
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