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Sep 26, 2013

Sep 26, 2013

Dutch court affirms limit on publishing H5N1 findings

The court upheld an export rule, but virologist Fouchier said the decision won't apply to H7N9 research.

Sep 05, 2013

Sep 05, 2013

News Scan for Sep 05, 2013

Call for 24/7 disease-notification feed
Measles in the Netherlands

Aug 14, 2013

Aug 14, 2013

Study: Technique adds 'kill switch' to modified flu viruses

A new molecular strategy could diffuse some of the controversy over lab-modified flu viruses.

Aug 08, 2013

Aug 08, 2013

Blood study suggests camels could be MERS-CoV carriers

Researchers find evidence that camels have been exposed to MERS-CoV or a close relative.

Jul 11, 2013

Jul 11, 2013

Food Outbreak Scan for Jul 11, 2013

Salmonella outbreak recap
Salmonella and food sources
Irish link to hepatitis outbreak

Jun 03, 2013

Jun 03, 2013

Flu Scan for Jun 03, 2013

H7N9 death in Shanghai
Low-path avian flu in Denmark, Netherlands

Apr 26, 2013

Apr 12, 2013

Apr 12, 2013

H7N9 genetic analysis raises concern over pandemic potential

(CIDRAP News) – A new analysis of H7N9 genetic sequences from the first Chinese patients infected with the virus and from poultry markets found more signals that the virus can attach and replicate efficiently in the airways of humans and other mammals, raising concerns about the virus's pandemic potential.

Apr 01, 2013

Apr 01, 2013

China reports three H7N9 infections, two fatal

(CIDRAP News) – Chinese health officials yesterday announced three severe respiratory infections, two of them fatal, from H7N9 influenza, a subtype that has not been known to infect humans before.

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