China Bird Flu

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  China Confirms First Human Case Of H7N4 Bird Flu

  China has confirmed the first human case of H7N4 bird flu, prompting Hong Kong to issue a health warning for those travelling to the mainland during the busy Lunar New Year holiday.

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  Bird Flu Infects 7 People in China This Month, Killing Two

  China has reported at least seven cases of bird flu in humans across the country this month, including two deaths, as authorities take steps to guard against an outbreak.

• China city closes poultry markets to stop bird flu

  The major city of Guangzhou in southern China closed its live poultry markets on Saturday for two weeks to halt the spread of the H7N9 strain of bird flu.

• Philippines bans China poultry imports due to bird flu

  The Philippines said on Tuesday it has banned imports of poultry and related products from China after it confirmed an outbreak of the HN52 strain of bird flu in the northern province of Hebei.

• New H7N9 bird flu deaths reported in China: report

  China has reported two new deaths from the H7N9 bird flu virus, state media said, as the disease returns following an outbreak last year.

• Bird flu subtype re-emerges in Hong Kong: official

  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.

• New China H7N9 bird flu cases 'signal potential winter epidemic'

  Fresh human cases in eastern China of a deadly new strain of bird flu signal the potential for "a new epidemic wave" of the disease in coming winter months, scientists said on Thursday.

• New bird flu may be capable of human to human spread: study

  The new H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted between mammals not only via direct contact but also in airborne droplets, and may be capable of spreading from person to person, Chinese and American researchers have found.

• Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36: WHO

  Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.

• China reports three new bird flu deaths, toll hits 35

  Three more people have died in China from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus, raising the death toll to 35 while the total number of infections rose to 130, state media said on Monday.

• China reports one more bird flu death, toll rises to 32

  China reported one more death from a new strain of bird flu on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 32, with the number of infections staying at 129, the official Xinhua news agency said.

• China bird flu scare: H7N9 found to be a deadly mix of four strains

  The new H7N9 bird flu strain has been found to be a mixture of genes from four flu strains found in birds even as the first patient with severe symptoms of the deadly disease has made a complete recovery.

• China reports latest bird flu death, toll rises to 27

  A 55-year-old man in central China has died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 27 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.

• Bird flu spreads to southern China, 23 dead

  China's deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has spread to a province in the country's south, the government said today, marking the second announcement in two days of a case in a new location.

• Scientists confirm new H7N9 bird flu has come from chickens

  Chinese scientists have confirmed for the first time that a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people in China has been transmitted to humans from chickens.