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Human capital to address threats of pandemic disease
Life, Published on 02/09/2014
» In 1918, as World War I drew to a close, an epidemic of Spanish flu took the lives of between 50 and 100 million people around the world. Every year physicians worry that a new strain of influenza will be as virulent as the Spanish flu.
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Cambodian boy dies of bird flu in second death for 2014
AFP, Published on 07/03/2014
» A three-year-old Cambodian boy has died of bird flu, the health ministry said Friday, in the country's second fatality this year.
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China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year
AFP, Published on 10/03/2014
» A total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months of this year, government figures showed, far more than in the whole of 2013.
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H7N9 bird flu comes home to roost in China
AFP, Published on 11/03/2014
» The handful of poultry dealers lingering at Chengbei Market have had little to do since Chinese authorities shut down their livelihoods after H7N9 bird flu began stalking the country again, killing scores of people this year.
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Two-year-old Cambodian girl dies of bird flu
AFP, Published on 17/03/2014
» A two-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, becoming the country's fourth confirmed fatality -- all children -- from the deadly virus this year, health authorities said Monday.
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HK reports second H7N9 death
AFP, Published on 14/01/2014
» A Hong Kong man infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu died late Monday, less than a week after he was confirmed to be infected with the deadly virus, authorities said.
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Vietnam reports bird flu death
AFP, Published on 21/01/2014
» Vietnam has recorded its first death from bird flu in nine months, according to the country's Health Ministry, as regional concerns over a potential resurgence of the deadly virus grow.
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China announces H7N9 bird flu deaths: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 28/01/2014
» Twelve people have been killed by H7N9 bird flu in a single Chinese province this month, state media reported on Monday, as infections from the virus see a seasonal spike.
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HK steps up border health checks
AFP, Published on 06/12/2013
» Hong Kong authorities have stepped up border health checks after the city reported its first human case of the potentially deadly H7N9 bird flu, officials said Thursday.
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Taiwan doctors urge vigilance over new bird flu virus
AFP, Published on 14/11/2013
» Researchers in Taiwan on Thursday called on watchdogs to keep up their guard after a flu virus that commonly circulates among chickens was found for the first time in a human being.
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