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First Ever H5N6 Death Case Confirmed in China
By Cheri Cheng | May 07, 2014 09:19 AM EDTOfficials confirmed the first ever H5N6 death in a 49-year-old man from China.
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Hong Kong Culls Chickens Right Before Lunar New Year
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 28, 2014 09:36 AM ESTStarting Tuesday, Hong Kong officials began culling 20,000 chickens.
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Hong Kong Confirms First H7N9 Death
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 27, 2013 09:45 AM ESTThe first case of H7N9 in Hong Kong has died this past Thursday.
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First Confirmed Case of Bird Flu in Hong Kong
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 03, 2013 09:30 AM ESTHong Kong announced its first confirmed case of the bird flu in a 36-year-old worker.
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Scientists Plan on Making a Superflu in Labs
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 08, 2013 03:10 PM EDTResearchers published their proposal to create a superflu from H7N9, which would be drug resistant.
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Bird Flu Can be Passed Between Humans, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 07, 2013 09:23 AM EDTResearchers discovered that there was one case of human-to-human transfer of the avian flu, H7N9 back in March.
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Chinese Health Officials Warn of Another Possible Outbreak of Bird Flu
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 24, 2013 01:59 PM EDTChinese health officials warn medical professionals to prepare for the possibility of another outbreak of H7N9 bird flu. bi
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Tamiflu Not More Effective in Double Dose: Study Finds
By Jennifer Broderick | May 31, 2013 12:23 AM EDTNew research showed there are no added health advantages to taking a double dose Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) when dealing with the flu, even though several doctors prescribe a double dose for patients who have more severe cases.
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New Concerns Rise Over Bird Flu H7N9 Drug Resistance
By Cheri Cheng | May 28, 2013 11:21 AM EDTDoctors report that three patients infected with the bird flu, H7N9 are resistant to Tamiflu, an antiviral drug used to treat the virus.
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Study Finds H7N9 Can Spread Between Ferrets
By Cheri Cheng | May 24, 2013 11:14 AM EDTStudy found that the H7N9 flu virus is contagious between ferrets.
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Researchers Link Influenza in Pigs and Birds to 1968 Strain that Killed a Million People
By Cheri Cheng | May 11, 2013 12:35 PM EDTResearchers found that some current strains of influenza in birds and pigs could potentially lead to a pandemic.
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Scientists Attract Fury With Research of Creation of Hybrid Bird Flu Virus that Could Cause Pandemic
By Makini Brice | May 03, 2013 12:56 PM EDTThe study has caused an outcry among many members of the scientific community, many of whom call the work dangerous and irresponsible.
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Bird Flu Virus Reported in China's Hunan Province, Researcher Confirm Wet Market Poultry Transmit H7N9 Virus
By Jennifer Broderick | Apr 27, 2013 01:31 PM EDTChina's deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu which was first reported in February 2013, has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said Saturday, the third announcement in three days of a case in a new location.
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Deadly H7N9 Bird Flu Spreads to Taiwan Via Traveler
By Christine Hsu | Apr 24, 2013 08:43 AM EDTTaiwanese health authorities on Wednesday reported the island's first case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu infection, making it the first confirmed case of the deadly new strain of bird flu outside of mainland China.
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China Confirms Mysterious Bird Flu Strain Has Spread to a New Province
By Christine Hsu | Apr 23, 2013 08:15 AM EDTChinese authorities said on Tuesday that the H7N9 bird flu has spread to a new part of the country after it was confirmed that a man in the northeastern province of Shandong has been infected by a new strain of bird flu.
