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Chinese Government Suspects Human-to-Human Transmission of H7N9 Bird Flu

"As the Chinese government openly begins to speculate about the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu strain, an international team of experts, including some from the World Health Organization, have been deployed to investigate the disease in the country.

If true, the development would quickly raise concerns of the disease outbreak leading to a pandemic. Flu experts have long warned once a particularly deadly strain of the flu, as H7N9 appears to be – it has killed 17 of the 87 people it has infected – becomes transmissible between humans, it can quickly spread..."

[link to www.usnews.com]
 Quoting: Sol Neman 34245748


Why Is China's So-called Bird Flu Spreading?

'International health experts are gathering in China to begin a week-long investigation into how the H7N9 virus is spreading. The virus has already killed 17 people and sickened 70 others. When Chinese health officials reported the virus almost three weeks ago, they called it bird flu. But new cases suggest that the virus is spreading to people who have not had any contact with fowl.

“To me, the biggest question is the link between the virus in birds and how it gets to humans. This is not clear,” Dr. Bai Chunxue, a respiratory expert in Shanghai, told The Associated Press. ”So this is indeed a mystery.”'

[link to news.discovery.com]
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34245748


China confirms 91 H7N9 cases, 17 deaths

'BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- During the 24-hour period ending at 5 p.m. on Friday, China confirmed four new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza, including one in Jiangsu and three in Zhejiang.

The National Health and Family Planning Commission said in its daily update on H7N9 cases that a total of 91 H7N9 cases have been reported in China, including 17 that have ended in death...'

[link to news.xinhuanet.com]
Thread: BREAKING UPDATE August 11, 2015 / 591 cases / 300 deaths from H7N9 . MERS CoV 1352 Cases, 479 deaths (Page 31)
 Quoting: Sol Neman 15806267


U.S. Hospitals Told to Be on Lookout for H7N9 Bird Flu

'U.S. hospitals are being urged to head off a spread of the new H7N9 avian influenza by looking out for people exhibiting flu-like symptoms who have traveled to China or had contact with someone who has the illness.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a conference call with health-care professionals yesterday to review procedures for treating bird-flu patients and controlling infections, Erin Burns, an agency spokeswoman, said in an e- mail. The Atlanta-based agency today issued interim guidance on the use of antiviral agents to treat H7N9 infections...'

[link to www.bloomberg.com]
 Quoting: Sol Neman 15806267


WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses

' BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - 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 it was first detected in March, according to the Geneva-based WHO.

Although it is not clear exactly how people are being infected, experts say they see no evidence so far of the most worrisome scenario - sustained transmission between people...'

[link to news.yahoo.com]
 
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