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China and Taiwan cooperate on bird-flu research
AFP, Published on 21/04/2013
» Taiwan has received specimens of the H7N9 avian flu virus from China to help research the new strain, in what an official described as a landmark move in health cooperation.
No 'sustained' transmission of bird flu in China: WHO
AFP, Published on 21/04/2013
» A top WHO influenza expert said Monday there was still no evidence H7N9 bird flu was spreading in a "sustained" way between people in China, despite the possibility some family members may have infected one another.
Hundreds of pigs, dogs die in Chinese city
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Chinese health officials and police were Wednesday probing the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs and dogs whose carcasses were discovered in a central Chinese city, authorities said.
Beijing H7N9 bird flu victim leaves hospital
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» A seven-year-old girl who contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu left hospital on Wednesday and appeared before media in an apparent bid by health authorities to cool concerns about the deadly virus.
Death toll hits 16 in China bird flu outbreak: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 16/04/2013
» H7N9 bird flu has claimed two more lives in Shanghai, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the disease to 16.
Taiwan to ban killing of live poultry in markets
AFP, Published on 16/04/2013
» Taiwan is planning a permanent ban on the killing of live poultry in traditional markets amid concerns over the spread of the H7N9 avian flu virus in China, an official said Tuesday.
Bird flu vaccine 'many months' away: US experts
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» US public health experts said developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu could take "many months", as China seeks to control an outbreak which had killed 11 people by Friday.
Bird flu poses 'exceptional situation'
AFP, Published on 11/04/2013
» The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday said H7N9 bird flu posed an "exceptional situation" as the outbreak among Chinese poultry claimed a 10th human victim.
Residents in China ordered to cull poultry
AFP, Published on 11/04/2013
» Residents of a Chinese city were ordered to cull all their poultry as authorities stepped up attempts to halt the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, state media reported Thursday.
China targets bird flu rumours as cases rise
AFP, Published on 10/04/2013
» China has detained at least a dozen people for spreading false rumours about bird flu, police statements showed Wednesday, with authorities seeking to control "panic" as the number of cases rose to 33.