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First human H7N9 bird flu case in Beijing
Apr 13, 2013 (AFP)
A seven-year-old girl is Beijing's first human case of H7N9 bird flu, local authorities said on Saturday as China's outbreak of the disease spread to the capita...
H7N9 vaccine may take months: US agency
Apr 12, 2013 (AFP)
Developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu that has killed 10 people in eastern China could take "many months", US public health experts have said. Ch...
China targets bird flu rumours as cases rise
Apr 10, 2013 (AFP)
China has detained at least a dozen people for spreading false rumours about bird flu, police statements showed Wednesday, with authorities seeking to control "...
Highly lethal Ebola virus has diagnostic Achilles' heel for biothreat detection
Apr 10, 2013 (SPX)
By screening a library of a billion llama antibodies on live Ebola viruses in the Texas Biomedical Research Institute's highest biocontainment laboratory, scien...
Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus
Apr 10, 2013 (SPX)
Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of infection by the dengue virus, yet there is no specific treatment for the disease. Now a therapy to protect ...
Research deciphers HIV attack plan
Apr 10, 2013 (SPX)
A new study by Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Pennsylvania scientists defines previously unknown properties of transmitted HIV-1, the virus th...
Sneezes and coughs project germs farther than previously thought
Apr 09, 2013 (UPI)
Each time you cough or sneeze, you may be sending a mini cold front across the room -- a germ-filled weather system. According to a new study by researchers at ...
Vietnam reports first bird flu death in 14 months
Apr 09, 2013 (AFP)
A four-year-old child has become Vietnam's first victim of the H5N1 bird flu virus in more than a year, a health worker said on Tuesday, amid growing regional c...
Cambodia fights surge in bird flu deaths
Apr 09, 2013 (AFP)
As China scrambles to contain a deadly new strain of bird flu, Cambodia is battling a spike in the better known H5N1 strain that is baffling experts a decade af...
New flu strain found on S.African ostriches
Apr 09, 2013 (AFP)
South African authorities have detected a new strain of bird flu in the Western Cape region, as the industry continues to struggle under a 2011 EU ban on meat e...
No proof China's H7N9 spreading between humans: WHO
Apr 08, 2013 (AFP)
The World Health Organisation said Monday there is no evidence China's new H7N9 strain of bird flu is spreading between humans, as the death toll rose to seven ...
$87 bn needed to fight AIDS, TB, malaria: report
Apr 08, 2013 (AFP)
The fight against HIV AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria will cost some $87 billion (67 billion euros) between 2014-16 if the three scourges are to be kept in check...
South Africa rolls out new single dose AIDS drug
Apr 08, 2013 (AFP)
South Africa's health minister on Monday launched a new single dose anti-AIDs drug which will simplify the world's biggest HIV treatment regime to just one life...
China boosts bird flu response as cases rise
Apr 07, 2013 (AFP)
China confirmed three more cases of bird flu on Sunday, as authorities sought to curb a deadly outbreak by banning live poultry sales and disinfecting schools. ...
China steps up response to bird flu cases
Apr 06, 2013 (AFP)
Cities in eastern China where an H7N9 bird flu outbreak has killed six people moved Saturday to prevent the virus from spreading by banning live poultry trade a...
China closes markets, culls birds to curb H7N9 virus
Apr 05, 2013 (AFP)
Shanghai ordered all live poultry markets in the city closed on Friday after culling more than 20,000 birds to curb the spread of the H7N9 flu virus, which has ...
H7N9 bird flu strain has worrying traits: experts
Apr 05, 2013 (AFP)
A mutated bird flu virus that has killed six people in China displays worrying traits that warrant high vigilance, experts say, though the true extent of the th...
China begins poultry cull after bird flu found: Xinhua
Apr 04, 2013 (AFP)
Authorities in Shanghai began the mass slaughter of poultry at a market after the H7N9 bird flu virus, which has killed five people in China, was detected there...
China reports another death from H7N9 bird flu
Apr 03, 2013 (AFP)
A man in the Chinese province of Zhejiang has died of the H7N9 strain of bird flu, state media said Wednesday, bringing the total deaths attributed to the virus...
China reports four more cases of new bird flu strain
Apr 02, 2013 (AFP)
Four more people in China have been infected with a new strain of bird flu, a local government said Tuesday, bringing the country's total to seven. The announce...
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