Reading Time: 3 minutes A new bird flu strain that has killed 22 people in China is “one of the most lethal” of its kind and transmits more easily to humans than another strain that has killed hundreds since 2003, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday. The H7N9 flu has infected 108 people in China since […] Read more
WHO says new bird strain ‘one of most lethal’ flu viruses
No poultry contact seen in some Chinese bird flu cases
Reading Time: 3 minutes The World Health Organization said Wednesday a number of people who have tested positive for a new strain of bird flu in China appear to have had no contact with poultry, adding to the mystery about a virus that has killed 17 people to date. Chinese authorities have slaughtered thousands of birds and closed some […] Read more
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