Joint Research Laboratory for Pathogen Discovery to open in Beijing
The Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (CII) and the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention (NIVDC) within the Chinese Center for More...
Shanghai man dies from H7N9 avian influenza, becomes 38th fatality
A man diagnosed with avian influenza H7N9 approximately two months ago, has succumbed to the new viral disease, say the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission, the Indo-Asian News Service reports Saturday. Under More...
Shocking viral video captures rescue of Chinese baby from toilet sewage pipe
A shocking video has emerged showing firefighters in the Chinese city of Jinhua rescuing an infant from a toilet sewage pipe. The video from the rescue, firefighters detach the portion of the sewage pipe where the More...
WHO: No new human H7N9 avian influenza infections recorded in over a week, four additional fatalities reported
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that there has been no new laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) reported from China or elsewhere since May 8. The number of cases More...
Jealous teen in China murders classmate with knife, cuts off arms and head
A 12-year-old girl, said to be envious of her classmate’s looks, used a kitchen knife to murder her friend as the pair watched TV, cutting off her head and arms. The girl, identified only by her surname Qin, More...
China confirms one more human H7N9 bird flu case in Jiangxi , brings total to 131
The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, bringing More...
China human H7N9 avian influenza death toll at 31, Taiwanese bird flu patient recovering
The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission has reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) today of an additional two confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 bird flu. Image/CIA According More...
China ‘rat meat’ scandal results in more than 60 arrests, government says food-related crimes will receive harsher punishment
Some 63 people who allegedly ran an operation in Shanghai and the coastal city of Wuxi who bought rat and fox and passed it off as lamb were arrested as part of a three-month food safety crackdown in China, according More...
Chinese researchers make hybrid H5N1-H1N1 influenza strain thats easily transmissible, critics call it ‘appalling irresponsibility’
We remember just a year or two ago when researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Erasmus MC in Rotterdam created mutated Avian influenza strains that could spread between ferrets and the subsequent More...
China reports two more cases of human H7N9 bird flu, Taiwan says they will pay for medical costs associated with H7N9 flu
In an update on the outbreak of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China, Chinese authorities have notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of two additional cases and two new fatalities, More...
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