Public Health

Poultry farms may be H7N9 source, study finds

19 May 2013

The study, compiled after a week-long field assessment of the influenza by a panel of experts commissioned by the WHO, was publicised by the National Health and Family Planning Commission...

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Poultry trade may be spreading killer H7N9 virus

6 May 2013

Poultry workers moving between wet markets and farms are probably responsible for the wide geographical spread of the deadly new bird flu virus on the mainland, says a Hong Kong expert invited by...

7:06AM

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China reports another H7N9 death as WHO calls flu 'one of the most lethal'

2 May 2013

The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus has risen to 27, state media said yesterday after a man died in Hunan province.

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Step up bird flu tests on chickens, Hong Kong health expert urges

1 May 2013

Blood tests for H5 bird flu are conducted on locally raised chickens and if the results are positive, a rapid test for H7 on the samples is conducted. Results for a rapid test are ready in four to...

10:15AM

Reduce H7N9 human fatalities, Premier Li Keqiang tells health officials

29 Apr 2013

Premier Li Keqiang urged health officials to reduce the fatality rate of the H7N9 bird flu and release information to the public in a timely manner as the deadly strain spreads in southern China...

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Fears in Hong Kong and Guangdong as H7N9 virus hits Hunan

27 Apr 2013

A 64-year-old woman from Shaoyang in Hunan province was diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu yesterday, sparking fears that the virus might soon emerge in Guangdong and Hong Kong.

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China poultry cull urged to halt spread of bird flu

A leading researcher has called for live-bird markets in H7N9-hit areas of the mainland to be closed and poultry culled to block the deadly virus' spread, as a study confirmed wet markets to be...

8:32AM

H7N9 human transmission possible but 'highly sporadic', says health expert

Long-term and unprotected exposure to the infected person might result in another human infection, said Feng Zijian, director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)...

2:29PM

In Hong Kong, political will is the key to clean air

We could do without the air pollution we have suffered this week, but it does serve to remind the administration of the declaration by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying that the quality of the air...

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MY TAKE

Hong Kong did right by MMR vaccine

Hong Kong's health authorities have insisted in the last decade that the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for young children is safe.

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HEALTH

H7N9 spreads in China in 'sporadic, unconnected way'

The deadly new strain of bird flu has spread further on the mainland, with two people in Henan province confirmed yesterday as infected with H7N9, the first cases in the region.

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