Avian Flu

24 Apr 2013

An elderly man in eastern China died of bird flu on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from a strain that recently emerged in humans to 22, a provincial health agency reported. The 86-year-old man...

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Beijing H7N9 bird flu victim leaves hospital

17 Apr 2013

A seven-year-old girl who contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu left hospital on Wednesday and appeared before media in an apparent bid by health authorities to cool concerns about the deadly...

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China death toll hits 10 in H7N9 bird flu outbreak

11 Apr 2013

The death toll from H7N9 bird flu in China reached 10 on Thursday with another victim in Shanghai, as China confirmed 38 human cases of H7N9 avian influenza after announcing on March 31 that it...

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Cambodia fights surge in H5N1 deaths as Vietnam reports first death in 14 months

9 Apr 2013

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...

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Shanghai boy infected with H7N9 flu 'basically recovered'

8 Apr 2013

Shanghai said the four-year-old boy was in “good condition" in what is the first reported recovery from the new strain of avian flu.

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Hanoi bans China poultry after new bird flu strain deaths

3 Apr 2013

Vietnam has announced an immediate ban on all Chinese poultry imports and stepped up border controls after its northern neighbour reported two deaths from a new strain of bird flu.

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