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Women wear face masks as they visit the historic Bund in Shanghai on April 19, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Peter Parks

China Says New Bird Flu Case Found in Northeast

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 22, 2013 | World

Beijing, Reuters—A man in the northeastern Chinese province of Shandong has been infected by a new strain of bird flu, the first case found in the province, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, bringing the total number of victims in China to 105. The H7N9 virus...

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Medical staff practice dealing with an H7N9 bird flu in an emergency drill at a hospital in Zibo in east China’s Shandong province (AP Photo)

First Case of New Bird Flu Strain Found Outside Eastern China

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 13, 2013 | World

Beijing, Reuters—The Chinese capital reported its first case of a new strain of bird flu on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua said, the first time it has been found in a human outside eastern China. The seven-year-old girl was in stable condition in a Beijing...

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Technicians wearing protection suits begin to cull poultry at Huhuai poultry wholesale market, where the H7N9 bird flu virus was detected in pigeon samples, in Shanghai April 5, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

China Culls Birds As Bird Flu Deaths Mount

by Alex Edwards | Apr 5, 2013 | World

Shanghai/Hong Kong, Reuters—Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds on Friday at a poultry market in the financial hub Shanghai as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six, spreading concern overseas and sparking a sell-off on Hong...