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The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

World Must Not Miss Early Signals of Any Flu Pandemic – WHO

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 23, 2017 | Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on all countries to monitor carefully outbreaks of deadly avian influenza in birds and poultry and to report promptly any human cases that could signal the start of a flu pandemic. Different strains of bird flu have been...

Hong Kong confirms city’s first human case of H7N9 bird flu

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 4, 2013 | World

Hong Kong, AP—Hong Kong has reported its first case of a form of bird flu that killed 45 people in eastern China, suggesting the virus is spreading further south in poultry. The 36-year-old Indonesian domestic helper, who was infected with the new H7N9 flu strain,...

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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...