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August 08, 2013

First likely case of H7N9 bird flu spread by humans reported
Paris, France (AFP) Aug 06, 2013
Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people since March. The development was "worrying" and should be closely watched, the team wrote in the British online journal bmj.com, but stressed that the virus, believed to jump from birds to people, was still inadept at spreading among humans. "People should not panic," epidemiologist Chang-jun Bao of the hard-hit Jiangsu province's Center ... read more

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