Flu

Rat 'Mutton' And Bird Flu: Strange Days For Meat Eaters In Shanghai

Frank Langfitt — Wed, 08 May 2013 06:50:00 +0000

The past couple of months have been unsettling ones for meat eaters in Shanghai.

In March, more than 16,000 dead pigs showed up in a stretch of the Huangpu River — a main source of the city's drinking water.

Local officials insisted both the water and the city's pork supply were safe, but they never explained exactly how the pigs died or how they ended up in the river.

Officials Prepare For Another Flu Pandemic — Just In Case

Richard Knox — Wed, 08 May 2013 06:49:00 +0000

There's been a buzz of activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta since scientists got their first samples of a new bird flu virus from China four weeks ago.

Already they've prepared "seed strains" of the virus, called H7N9, and distributed them to vaccine manufacturers so the companies can grow them up and make them into experimental flu vaccine.

They've also come up

What's In A Flu Name? Hs And Ns Tell A Tale

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:08:00 +0000

In biology, you can't get much simpler than viruses.

They stick onto cells, pop open and then dump their genes inside to reproduce.

But the naming of viruses isn't so easy to follow.

There's the new H7N9 spreading through China. And H5N1 is popping up in Southeast Asia.

First Case Of New Bird Flu Found Outside China

Scott Hensley — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:55:00 +0000

Public health authorities in Taiwan have identified the first human case of a new type of bird flu seen outside China.

The development, while not unexpected, points to the potential spread of a new type of bird flu that has, according to the World Health Organization, sickened at least 108 people and been implicated in 22 deaths.

The Taiwanese Centers for Disease Control said a case of H7N9 avian influenza was confirmed in a 53-year-old

CDC: U.S. Hospitals Should Be Vigilant For Bird Flu

Scott Neuman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:54:00 +0000

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