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Nepal bans chicken sales after bird flu outbreak
AFP, Published on 01/08/2013
» KATHMANDU - Nepal on Thursday banned the sale of chicken after health workers found cases of bird flu at several poultry farms on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, officials said.
H7N9 flu infiltrates victims' lungs
AFP, Published on 04/07/2013
» The H7N9 bird flu virus is a peril for humans because it replicates deep in the lungs where it can trigger a dangerous response from the immune system, a study said Wednesday.
Cambodian girl dies from bird flu
AFP, Published on 02/07/2013
» A six-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll from the deadly virus to nine so far this year, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
H7N9 bird flu kills about 1/3 hospitalised patients: study
AFP, Published on 24/06/2013
» The H7N9 bird flu that hit China this year killed over a third of hospitalised patients, said researchers Monday who labelled the virus "less serious" but probably more widespread than previously thought.
Experts toil over H7N9 defence plan
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/06/2013
» Academics are working to strengthen Thailand's disease control and surveillance system in preparation for a possible outbreak of H7N9 bird flu.
No benefit from double dose of Tamiflu for flu: study
AFP, Published on 31/05/2013
» Tamiflu, the frontline treatment for influenza, offers no benefit for patients if it is administered in double the normal dose, a study conducted in Southeast Asia said on Thursday.
Warning on Indonesia bird flu risk
Online Reporters, Published on 13/05/2013
» Indonesia could be at risk of a bird flu outbreak similar to that which has killed more than 30 people in China since March because the two countries use similar poultry farming methods, according to an academic.
Chinese pig flu infections rising
AFP, Published on 08/05/2013
» Scientists said Wednesday that flu infections were rising among pigs raised for slaughter on farms in south and southeastern China, also plagued by bird flu.
Fears over man-made bird flu bug
AFP, Published on 03/05/2013
» Immunologists expressed concern Friday about the "dangerous" work of scientists in China who created a hybrid bird flu virus that can spread in the air between guinea pigs, and now lives in a lab freezer.
US health leader warns of human-to-human H7N9 bird flu
AFP, Published on 29/04/2013
» There is no evidence that the deadly H7N9 bird flu has yet spread between humans in China but health authorities must be ready for the virus to mutate at any time, a top US virologist has warned.