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16 bird flu cases, six deaths: See how H7N9 is spreading through China
Above, an interactive map of Chinese cities with reported cases of H7N9 (suspected cases in yellow; reported cases in blue; confirmed deaths in red). Update: April 5, 12:51 p.m. ET: The World Health...
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Chinese bird flu cases rise to 60 as the virus starts to spread around the...
Reported cases of the H7N9 strain of avian flu are increasing in number and geographical spread throughout China. New cases reported this weekend took the toll to 60 and the total death toll to 13....
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Chinese authorities suspect human-to-human transmission of H7N9 avian flu
A worrying development in China’s H7N9 outbreak: There is growing evidence that the virus may have the ability to be transmitted between humans, especially close family members, and the Chinese...
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China bird flu breakdown: No country for old men
The H7N9 virus is disproportionately affecting older men as it spreads in China, the World Health Organization said in a bulletin on Monday, for reasons that are not immediately clear. Between March 31...
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China’s chickens are causing problems for Yum Brands and KFC
The numbers: US fast food chain owner Yum Brands reported first quarter profit of $337 million, a 27% drop from $458 million for the same period a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was $2.54 billion....
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Bird flu spreads to Taiwan, as more signs of human-to-human transmission emerge
Taiwan just reported the first confirmed case of the bird flu H7N9 to have spread outside of mainland China. The patient is a 53-year-old man who had recently returned from Shanghai and Suzhou, along...
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Anatomy of China’s bird flu outbreak so far
Only 4 of the 81 people with confirmed cases of bird flu in China have fully recovered, according to a new study of the outbreak by the New England Journal of Medicine. The report also confirms that...
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A sausage double beef burger isn’t enough to save McDonald’s from bird flu in...
All this for 20 renminbi ($3.30). McDonalds China Reports trickling in since the end of March about a new wave of bird flu in China have been hitting the country’s KFCs, chicken stands and poultry...
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Is it time to stop worrying about a global bird flu pandemic?
Officials in the eastern Chinese province hit hardest by a recent outbreak of bird flu are optimistic the crisis has passed. Authorities in Zhejiang province have called off an emergency response to...
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China’s bird flu has been conquered—at least for now
China appears to have beaten back the latest strain of bird flu, according to global health authorities, but at no small cost. A total of 36 people have died, and UN experts said on Tuesday that the...
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