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BIRD FLU

EDITORIALS
Apr 19, 2013
A better response to bird flu
A deadly new strain of bird flu — one that was not previously known to be easily transmissible to humans — has surfaced in China and has health officials alarmed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2013
Beijing bird flu case asymptomatic
Bird flu was found in a 4-year-old Beijing boy who shows no symptoms of the infection, health authorities said, suggesting more people may be catching the H7N9 influenza virus than reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2013
H7N9 bird flu spreads to central China
Eleven new cases of H7N9 bird flu infection are confirmed in China on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 60.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2013
Beijing confirms capital's first case of H7N9 infection
Xinhua News Agency reports that a 7-year-old girl in Beijing is infected with H7N9, a lesser-known strain of bird flu, making it the first such case in the Chinese capital.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2013
Narita quarantine station issues infection advisory
The quarantine station at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture is displaying posters warning travelers to China to avoid coming close to animals, after the H7N9 type of avian influenza recently infected people in the country.

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