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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.
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.
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.
Hong Kong reports sixth H7N9 bird flu case
AFP, Published on 05/03/2014
» Hong Kong confirmed Tuesday a new human case of the deadly H7N9 avian flu found in an 18-month-old girl, the sixth case to be discovered in the city.
HK reports fifth H7N9 bird flu case
AFP, Published on 13/02/2014
» Hong Kong Wednesday confirmed a new human case of the deadly H7N9 avian flu, the fifth to be discovered in the city.
Chinese scientists sound warning over new bird flu
AFP, Published on 05/02/2014
» Chinese scientists sounded the alarm Wednesday after a new bird flu virus, H10N8, killed an elderly woman in December and infected another individual last month.
Hong Kong reports third H7N9 death
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» Hong Kong Wednesday reported its third death from H7N9 bird flu -- an elderly man who had visited mainland China -- a day after authorities culled 22,000 birds to curb the disease.
HK culls 20,000 birds in H7N9 scare
AFP, Published on 28/01/2014
» A cull of 20,000 chickens was under way in Hong Kong Tuesday after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China, days before Lunar New Year.
Hong Kong chicken slaughter begins after H7N9 found
AFP, Published on 28/01/2014
» Hong Kong began a mass cull of 20,000 chickens on Tuesday after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was discovered in poultry imported from mainland China, authorities said.
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.