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China reports three new bird flu deaths, toll hits 35

Thomson ReutersMay 13, 2013 10:15

BEIJING (Reuters) - 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. Without giving details of the deaths, Xinhua news agency said a new case of the H7N9, described by the World Health Organization as one of the most lethal flu viruses around, was found in China's east Jiangxi province.

Mexico slaughters 55,000 chickens to contain bird flu

Agencia EFEMay 9, 2013 17:00

Mexico City, May 9 (EFE).- Authorities slaughtered 55,000 chickens at a farm in the central state of Puebla where avian flu was detected, Mexico's agriculture department said. The Senasica food-safety agency ordered the birds sacrificed after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the H7 virus at the farm in Palmar de Bravo. Senasica suspects the virus was spread to Puebla by chickens from other Mexican states affected by the avian-flu outbreak that began in 2012, the department said.

China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31

Thomson ReutersMay 7, 2013 11:12

BEIJING (Reuters) - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, with the number of infections rising by two to 129, according to Chinese health authorities. Among the deaths, two occurred in the eastern province of Jiangsu; one was from eastern Zhejiang; while another was from central Anhui, based on a Reuters analysis of the data provided by Chinese health authorities on Monday. The government did not provide more details of the victims.

Basic disinfectant could halt bird flu spread

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 16:46

Live poultry markets can act as hotbeds for H5N1 bird flu, but simple measures such as disinfecting trucks, equipment and market space could help stop the virus from spreading, researchers said Monday. A team of French, British and Vietnamese researchers interviewed vendors at live bird markets in northern Vietnam and tracked how outbreaks could move as if via social network, even into remote areas.

Fears for man-made bird flu bug

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 08:15

Immunologists expressed concern Friday about the "dangerous" work of scientists in China who created a hybrid bird flu virus that can spread in the air between guinea pigs, and now lives in a lab freezer. The team from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Gansu Agricultural University wrote in the journal Science they had created a new virus by mixing genes from H5N1 "bird flu" and H1N1 "swine flu".

China reports 27th death from H7N9 bird flu

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 06:01

The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus has risen to 27, state media said Thursday after a man died in central China's Hunan Province. The 55-year-old whose surname was given as Jiao died on Wednesday after receiving medical treatment, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. More than 120 people have been diagnosed with the virus since it was first reported in late March, with most cases confined to eastern China.

China reports 25th death from H7N9 bird flu

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 03:01

The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus has risen to 25, state media said Thursday after a man died in central China's Hunan Province. The 55-year-old surnamed Jiao died on Wednesday morning after receiving medical treatment, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. More than 120 people have been diagnosed with the virus since it was first reported in late March, with most cases confined to eastern China. The only one reported outside the mainland has been in Taiwan, although that victim was infected in China.

Bird flu death toll up to 24, China says

Agencia EFEApril 30, 2013 11:16

Shanghai, Apr 30 (EFE).- An 89-year-old man has died in Shanghai from bird flu, raising the death toll from the outbreak of the H7N9 strain of the disease to 24, press reports said Tuesday. A total of 13 people have died in the industrial metropolis of Shanghai alone. Health officials have registered 126 cases of bird flu in China, the press said. The latest victim had pneumonia and had been diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu two weeks ago. No new cases have been reported in Shanghai, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said.

China reports 24th death from new bird flu

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 09:00

The deadly H7N9 bird flu strain claimed a new victim on Monday when a hospital patient died in China, state media reported, bringing the death toll from the recently identified virus to 24. A patient surnamed Chen died in the eastern city of Shanghai after 12 days of medical treatment failed, Xinhua news agency said. China has recorded more than 120 cases of H7N9 infection so far.

Chinese premier urges vigilance against bird flu

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 10:15

China's premier on Sunday urged authorities to be vigilant against a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people, while saying that efforts to tackle the virus have so far been effective. Speaking during a visit to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Premier Li Keqiang warned people to prepare for any new developments amid fears H7N9 could mutate into a form easily transmissible between humans. "Countermeasures have been effective so far, but the situation is still developing as new cases turn up," Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.