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May 08, 2013

May 08, 2013

May 08, 2013

Another death in China raises H7N9 fatalities to 32

Lisa Schnirring
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May 08, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Another patient in China has died from an H7N9 influenza infection, raising the number of fatal illnesses to 32, though no new cases were reported today, holding the overall case total to 131.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the death today in an update based on information from China's National Health and Family Planning Commission.

May 07, 2013

May 07, 2013

Chinese woman's illness lifts H7N9 case total to 131

Lisa Schnirring
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May 07, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – A 79-year-old woman from China's Jiangxi province has been hospitalized with H7N9 avian flu, moving the outbreak total to 131 cases, including 31 deaths.

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP), which cites China's National Health and Family Planning Commission, said in a statement today that the woman is in stable condition and that none of her 11 close contacts has shown symptoms so far.

May 06, 2013

May 06, 2013

H7N9 toll grows to 130 cases, 31 deaths

Lisa Schnirring
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May 06, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Health officials in China reported two new H7N9 infections, both from Fujian province, and four more deaths, boosting the outbreak's total to 130 cases, 31 of them (24%) fatal.

May 03, 2013

May 03, 2013

No new H7N9 cases as clinical, treatment details emerge

Lisa Schnirring
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May 03, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Although no new H7N9 influenza cases or deaths were announced in China today, a team that treated severely ill patients in Shanghai raised questions about the benefits of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), and health groups issued updates on preparedness steps.

May 02, 2013

May 02, 2013

Study: Lab-made H5N1-H1N1 viruses spread in guinea pigs

Robert Roos
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May 02, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Chinese scientists report that lab-generated hybrid viruses combining genes from avian H5N1 and pandemic 2009 H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza viruses can achieve airborne spread between guinea pigs, a finding that seems likely to renew the debate about the risks of creating novel viruses that might be able to spark a human pandemic.
May 02, 2013

Three deaths lift China's H7N9 fatality count to 27

Lisa Schnirring
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May 02, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – Three more people in China have died from severe respiratory infections from the H7N9 virus, pushing the number of deaths so far to 27, according to official and media reports today.
May 02, 2013

H7N9 gene tree study yields new clues on mixing, timing

Lisa Schnirring
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May 02, 2013

(CIDRAP News) – The most detailed genetic analysis so far of H7N9 viruses that have infected humans in China shed more light on how the virus may have emerged—a complex set of events that could have involved mixing between wild and domestic ducks and reassortment in poultry.

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