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China confirms 131 H7N9 cases, 39 deaths
Shanghai :: China | 10 days ago
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A total of 131 H7N9 avian flu cases have been reported on the Chinese mainland, including 39 that have ended in death, according to an update released Sunday by health authorities. Of the total, 78 H7N9 patients have been discharged from hospitals
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HK bans poultry import from Dutch, Danish farms
Hong Kong :: China | 15 days ago
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Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety said Tuesday that it has suspended the import of poultry, poultry products and eggs from parts of Denmark and the Netherlands. The center received notification from the World Organization for Animal Health on
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Shanghai to reopen poultry market
Shanghai :: China | 1 month ago
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The industry has been badly affected by the recent deadly H7N9 bird flu outbreak. All live poultry markets were closed on April 6 for safety reasons, which, officials said, caused millions of yuan in losses. "The city is considering reopening some
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China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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Topics A worker adjusts a water dispensing device at a chicken farm in Changfeng county, Anhui province, April 14, 2013. Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9
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5 samples test positive for H7N9
Zaozhuang :: China | 1 month ago
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Five samples taken from poultry and the environment in three east China provinces have tested positive for the H7N9 avian flu virus, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Sunday. The virus, which has killed at least 27 people thus far, was detected in
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Call to rethink sources of infection
Shanghai :: China | 2 months ago
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Zeng Guang, consultant of Beijing Chaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, urged health authorities to look for new sources of infection. "How did these patients get the virus?...He also suggested expanding the scale of virus
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Scientists: China bird virus likely silent threat
Denver :: CO :: USA | 3 months ago
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China say the virus could be harder to track than its better-known cousin H5N1 because it might be able to spread silently among poultry without notice. The scientists said Wednesday that the H7N9 virus seems troubling because it can generate no
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New avian flu strain kills two in China
Shanghai :: China | 3 months ago
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An 87-year-old man in Shanghai fell ill on February 19 and died on March 4, while a man aged 27 in the city got sick on February 27 and died on March 10, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said on its website. A 35-year-old woman in
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Bird flu found on chicken farm
Lochem :: Netherlands | 3 months ago
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The 24,000 hens on the farm are being destroyed and a one-kilometre ban on poultry transports has been imposed. Last week, a mild form of bird flu was found on a chicken farm in Lochem in Gelderland. Although the bird flu variety is mild, it can
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Cambodia reports eighth bird flu death, triggering fears
Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia | 4 months ago
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A 35-year-old man has become Cambodia's eighth bird flu fatality this year, prompting concern about the spread of the virus in the country, a health official said Tuesday. The latest victim, from the northeastern province of Kampong Cham, died on
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