Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two die of bird flu in China
Two people have died of the H7N9 strain of avian flu in China's eastern province of Fujian, state media said Saturday, quoting local health officials.
Jan 17, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S. Korea orders lockdown to fight animal disease
South Korea on Thursday announced a 36-hour lockdown over the weekend on poultry and livestock farms across the country to curb the spread of two highly contagious animal diseases—foot and mouth and bird flu.
Jan 15, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More birds culled as Taiwan battles worst avian flu in 10 years
A major outbreak of avian flu in Taiwan has spread to 19 more farms with a total of 160,000 birds slaughtered in the island's worst bout of the disease in a decade, authorities said Wednesday.
Jan 14, 2015
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Thousands more poultry culled as bird flu fears grow in Taiwan
Taiwan on Sunday ordered the slaughter of 16,000 geese and ducks to try to curb a bird flu outbreak that has already led to the culling of 120,000 chickens.
Jan 11, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical
Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels Sunday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus was in a critical condition.
Dec 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Four die of bird flu in Libya: minister
Four people have died of bird flu in Libya in recent days, the health minister of the country's internationally recognised government said on Saturday.
Dec 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany introduces bird flu test for ducks, geese
Germany said it would start testing ducks and geese for bird flu prior to slaughter, after two cases of the highly infectious H5N8 strain were detected in a week.
Dec 22, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Restrictions lifted at British bird flu farm
Britain on Sunday lifted all restrictions at a duck farm in northern England after last month's outbreak of H5N8 bird flu, the same strain seen in recent cases across Europe.
Dec 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Avian flu spreading in southwest British Columbia
The avian influenza outbreak in southwest British Columbia has spread to seven farms, and 155,000 birds have died of the virus or will be euthanized, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.
Dec 11, 2014
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Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines boost immunity to many types of flu viruses
Seasonal flu vaccines may protect individuals not only against the strains of flu they contain but also against many additional types, according to a study published this week in mBio, the online open-access journal of the ...
Dec 8, 2014
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