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New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human-study

The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact...

WHO warns countries not to hoard secrets of coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries with possible cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus on Thursday that...

China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion

The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused...

China reports three new bird flu deaths, toll hits 35

Three more people have died in China from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus, raising the death toll to 35 while the total...

Bipolar disorder tied to mother's flu in pregnancy

Children born after being exposed to the flu during pregnancy may have a nearly four-fold higher risk of later developing...

China reports 32nd bird flu death

China reported one more death from a new strain of bird flu on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 32, with the number of...

China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises

Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious...

Current China bird flu strain can't cause pandemic -CDC

The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the current strain of bird flu that is causing illness...

New bird flu poses "serious threat", scientists say

A new strain of bird flu that is causing a deadly outbreak among people in China is a threat to world health and should be...

China reports latest bird flu death

A man in Shanghai died from bird flu on Monday, the latest person to die from the H7N9 strain of the virus first discovered...

China finds new bird flu case in Fujian province

Chinese authorities discovered on Friday the first case of a new strain of bird flu in the eastern province of Fujian, signaling...

Confirmed: new H7N9 bird flu comes from chickens

Chinese scientists have confirmed for the first time that a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people in China has...

New bird strain 'one of most lethal' flu viruses: WHO

A new bird flu strain that has killed 22 people in China is "one of the most lethal" of its kind and transmits more easily...

China bird flu death toll rises to 22

An elderly man in eastern China died of bird flu on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from a strain that recently emerged...

China says new bird flu case found in northeast

A man in the northeastern Chinese province of Shandong has been infected by a new strain of bird flu, the first case found...

Gene data show China bird flu mutated "under the radar"

The new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people in China has been circulating widely "under the radar" and in that time...

Mystery of Chinese bird flu outbreak grows

Health officials raised further questions on Friday about the source of a new strain of bird flu infecting humans in China...

China says investigating human-to-human spread of bird flu

China is investigating the possibility of human-to-human transmission of a new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people...

WHO says no poultry contact in some China flu cases

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a number of people who have tested positive for a new strain of bird...

Bird flu deaths rise to 16, China warns of spread

Two more people in China have died from a new strain of avian influenza, bringing to 16 the number of deaths from the H7N9...

World experts to help China with bird flu

An international team of flu experts will go to China this week to help with investigations into the deadly H7N9 virus, the...

China says bird flu death toll rises to 14

China reported another death and three new infections from a new strain of avian influenza known as H7N9 on Monday, bringing...

Gene swapping makes China bird flu a moving target

A new bird flu virus that has killed 13 people in China is still evolving, making it hard for scientists to predict how dangerous...

China detains 10 for bird flu rumors, death toll at 9

Chinese police detained at least 10 people for spreading rumors about the H7N9 bird flu virus, state media said on Wednesday,...

New technology speeding progress on bird flu vaccine

Even as U.S. officials this week awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China - typically the first...

New China bird flu death, UN concerned about spread

Another person died from a new strain of bird flu in China on Thursday, state media said, bringing to 10 the number of deaths...

China finds bird flu in five new sites-OIE

China found new cases of bird flu in five live bird markets in the eastern part of the country, a report posted on the website...

China detains 10 for flu rumors, death toll at 9

Chinese police detained at least 10 people for spreading rumors about the H7N9 bird flu virus, state media said on Wednesday,...

China reports another bird flu death, total now 8

Another person died in China from a new strain of bird flu on Tuesday, state media said, raising to eight the number of deaths...

China's bird flu outbreak no cause for panic: WHO

A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is no cause for panic, the World Health...

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