Influenza

Flu infections rising among pigs in southern China, says study

8 May 2013

The risk of spillover to humans was “constant or growing”, according to one of the authors of a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

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Another bird flu death as virus spreads to Zhejiang

3 Apr 2013

The national health commission said the source of infection remained unknown, but listed poultry workers or people who had been in contact with poultry a week before the emergence of symptoms as a...

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Four new cases of H7N9 bird flu confirmed in Jiangsu

2 Apr 2013

Public hospitals in Hong Kong stepped up measures to spot suspected cases and sampling at poultry farms has increased. The Department of Health advised travellers returning from Jiangsu, Shanghai...

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Hong Kong steps up checks as new bird flu cases reported

2 Apr 2013

Hong Kong health authorities on Tuesday stepped up checks on travellers and hospital patients after it was reported that the new H7N9 bird flu virus had infected four people in eastern China.

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Two men die in Shanghai in first human cases of bird flu strain

31 Mar 2013

The National Health and Family Planning Commission said it wasn't clear how the three became infected, but there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission.

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Natural help for cold and flu season

15 Jan 2013

The colder weather brings Hong Kong's peak flu season, with viruses spreading like wildfire through schools, offices and public spaces.

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Opinion

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Howard Winn

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Deadly flu epidemic sweeps dozens of US states

The United States is in the grip of a deadly influenza outbreak that has hit harder and earlier than in previous years, and has claimed the lives of at least 18 children.

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Briefs, January 6, 2013

The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health is investigating a confirmed case of severe paediatric influenza A infection affecting a three-year-old boy.

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Hong Kong must keep up constant vigilance against deadly viruses

Thankfully, Hong Kong's first suspected case of a deadly new Sars-like virus is a false alarm. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed a four-year old Saudi Arabian boy had suffered only from a...

2:22AM

Shutting schools conquered swine flu

More than half of the victims of a swine flu pandemic three years ago were school children and school closures proved to be a practical way to slow the spread of the disease, a study has found....

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City Digest

Bird Garden reopens after bird flu alert

10:18PM

Bird Garden closed in flu scare

Bird Garden in Mong Kok was yesterday closed for three weeks and more than 1,000 birds were slaughtered after traces of potentially deadly bird flu were found in a shop.

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