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10/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Bird flu is evolving in Chinese poultry; the WHO says avian flu has spread to humans for the first time

The first diagnosed human case of H7N4 bird flu has appeared in eastern China, reported a New Scientist article. Chinese authorities have confirmed that a woman from Jiangsu province contracted this particular avian influenza virus. The 68-year-old patient developed symptoms on December 25, 2017. She entered the hospital for treatment on January 1, and was medically cleared […]

02/03/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Drastic spread of bird flu outbreaks now risking a full-scale human pandemic

An unprecedented number of bird flu outbreaks are taking place simultaneously around the world, featuring a never-before-seen number of new strains of the virus. This situation dramatically raises the risk of a human-to-human transmitting bird flu pandemic, disease experts are warning. “You’ve got more exposures, to more farmers, more often, and in greater numbers, in […]

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