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With H7N9 vaccine, China flexes scientific muscle

On Tuesday, a three-year-old boy was diagnosed with the dreaded H7N9 bird flu in Guangdong Province in southern China, and some are warning that more cases are on the way as the temperature drops. Previous bouts of flu...

8 November, 2013

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Chinese researchers develop first bird flu vaccine

Chinese researchers have developed the first influenza vaccine for the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus which killed over 45 people in China since March. Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese National Influenza Centre, said...

28 October, 2013

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WHO prequalification moves China into global vaccine arena

The emergence of Indian vaccine manufacturers has helped health authorities drive down the cost of immunization campaigns. Now, the downward trend is set to accelerate. China has entered the global vaccine arena. The...

15 October, 2013

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New H7N9 bird flu case reported in South China

Chinese health authorities have reported a new case of infection with the H7N9 strain of bird flu in the country’s southern province of Guangdong. On Friday, provincial medical personnel said the 51-year-old female...

20 August, 2013

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New human H7N9 case sparks concerns of continued infections

China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a new lab-confirmed case of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza A virus (bird flu). This is the...

19 August, 2013

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Virus findings ‘not strong enough’ to affect strategy

A recent study that suggests the H7N9 avian influenza virus may be highly transmissible among humans is not strong enough to lead to any changes in the current H7N9 epidemic intervention strategy, said a senior Chinese...

29 July, 2013

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Infectious diseases killed 17,315 in China in 2012

A total of 17,315 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland throughout 2012, with AIDS killing the most, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a Wednesday statement. A total of 6.95...

20 June, 2013

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Scientist: Poultry trade may be spreading deadly bird flu

Poultry workers moving to and from wet markets and farms may be responsible for the spread of the deadly H7N9 virus in China, says a virologist who’s working with the World Health Organisation to investigate the...

10 May, 2013

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Experts unclear how China bird flu infects humans

Almost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected when many appear to have had no recent contact with live fowl and the...

19 April, 2013

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Scientists race to stay ahead of new bird flu virus

A precious package arrived at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last Thursday afternoon. Inside, packed in dry ice to keep it frozen, was a vial containing millions of viruses derived from a 35-year-old...

15 April, 2013

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