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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.
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.
First H5N1 bird flu death in N. America
AFP, Published on 09/01/2014
» Canada announced Wednesday the first H5N1 avian flu death in North America, in the western plains province of Alberta, of a patient who had just returned from China.
Bird flu subtype re-emerges in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 31/12/2013
» An elderly man has contracted a mild form of bird flu in the first case of its type for four years, Hong Kong officials said on Monday.
HK confirms second bird flu case
AFP, Published on 06/12/2013
» Hong Kong health authorities on Friday confirmed a new human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, the second case to come to light in less than five days.
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.
Hong Kong quarantines 17 over bird flu
AFP, Published on 03/12/2013
» Hong Kong will quarantine 17 people after the city confirmed its first human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, officials said Tuesday.
Hong Kong confirms first human case of H7N9 bird flu
AFP, Published on 03/12/2013
» Hong Kong on Tuesday confirmed its first human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, according to a report, in the latest sign of the virus spreading beyond mainland China.
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.
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.