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Cancer therapy is 2013 breakthrough
AFP, Published on 20/12/2013
» A way of fighting cancer that turns the body's immune cells into targeted tumor killers was named the breakthrough of the year by the US journal Science on Thursday.
Indonesian woman dies of bird flu
AFP, Published on 18/11/2013
» JAKARTA - An Indonesian woman living near the capital Jakarta has died of bird flu, the Health Ministry said, the latest death from H5N1 in the country hardest hit by the virus.
Man dies, toddler critical in new Cambodia bird flu cases
AFP, Published on 15/11/2013
» A 29-year-old man has died from bird flu in Cambodia and a toddler is critically ill with the virus after carrying sick and dead poultry from a market, health authorities said Thursday.
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.
Ministry steps up efforts to fight viruses
News, Published on 13/11/2013
» The Ministry of Public Health is stepping up efforts to prevent possible outbreaks of three deadly viruses during the cold season.
Taiwan looks to first vaccine against fatal H7N9 avian flu
AFP, Published on 15/10/2013
» Taiwan is scheduled to roll out its first vaccine against the H7N9 strain of avian flu in late 2014, after the island confirmed the first outbreak of the deadly virus earlier this year, researchers said Monday.
Border offices go on H5N1 virus alert
Published on 26/08/2013
» Public Health Minister Pradit Sintawanarong has ordered public health offices in seven provinces along the Thai-Cambodian border to monitor the possible spread of the H5N1 virus.
Scientists find another flu virus in Chinese chickens
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Scientists studying the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed more than 40 people since March said Wednesday they had discovered another H7-type virus lurking in chickens in China.
Cambodian boy dies from bird flu: WHO
AFP, Published on 19/08/2013
» A nine-year-old boy has died from bird flu in Cambodia, the 10th victim this year, the World Health Organisation said Monday, warning that the kingdom's deadliest outbreak of the virus could continue.
First case of bird flu 'spreading between humans'
AFP, Published on 07/08/2013
» Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people since March.