China Confirms First Ever Human Case of H7N4 Bird Flu
A 68-year-old patient from Jiangsu province, who has since recovered, developed symptoms on Christmas Day and was admitted to hospital
China Bird Flu Deaths Surge in What Could Be the Worst Season Ever
As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be the worst on record.
China Reports First Two Human Deaths from Bird Flu This Winter
Two people in China's Anhui province have died from H7N9 bird flu, the first fatalities in China among this winter's cases
New Bird Flu Strain Linked to Death of Chinese Woman
Chinese authorities have said a 73-year-old woman has died after being infected with a bird flu strain not previously found in people, a development that the World Health Organisation called “worrisome.”
How Much Should We Fear H7N9
Based on the virulence, or severity of the illness that the virus causes; and the communicability, or how easily the virus is passed from person to person, we shouldn’t be losing sleep over H7N9.
No Poultry Contact In Some Chinese Bird Flu Cases
W.H.O. spokesman Gregory Hartl confirmed that “there are people who have no history of contact with poultry”, after a top Chinese scientist was quoted as saying this applied to about 40 percent of those infected.
Caixin Media
04.20.13
Bird Flu’s Latest Talons Force Fresh Defense
A surprise attack by a new strain of the bird flu virus has forced Chinese authorities into the trenches for a two-pronged defense against unseen enemies.
The primary threat is the deadly virus that scientists identified as a new strain of...
Human Infection With Influenza A (H7N9) Virus In China
At 2:00 PM 9 April 2013 there is no evidence of ongoing human-to-human transmission. W.H.O. does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event, nor does it recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be...
China Escalates Its Response To Outbreak Of Avian Flu
Chinese officials escalated their response, advising people to avoid live poultry, sending virologists to chicken farms across the country and slaughtering more than 20,000 birds at a wholesale market in Shanghai.
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New Bird Flu Strain Spreads In China As Fourth Dies
The extent of the outbreak, the source of infection and the mode of transmission are being investigated, and it’s too early to tell whether the cases may signal a pandemic, according to the W.H.O.
Media
04.12.13
Leftist Hawks and Conspiracy Theorists: The People’s Liberation Army’s Online Presence
Is Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, turning into a new war zone? Dai Xu, a colonel in the Chinese Air Force and military strategist, thinks so.
“A month ago, a pseudo-Japanese devil [derogatory term for pro-Japan Chinese] at Shanghai’s Fudan...
Novel Bird Flu Kills Two In China
Scientists stress that it is much too early to do a full risk assessment of the potential pandemic threat. But the initial analysis of viral sequences is “worrisome” because they show several features that are suggestive of adaptation to...
Conversation
04.03.13
Bird Flu Fears: Should We Trust Beijing This Time?
David Wertime:
A new strain of avian flu called H7N9 has infected at least seven humans and killed three in provinces near the Chinese metropolis of...