4th H7N9 avian influenza case confirmed in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced today the fourth human case of H7N9 avian influenza (AI) in a 75-year-old man, according to a CHP press release Jan. 29. Hong More...
Mainland China H7N9 avian influenza cases top 220
Seven new human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) have been reported from China today bringing the total cases confirmed from the mainland to 221, according to a Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the More...
China’s Zhejiang Province reports an H7N9 avian flu case for the 15th straight day
Chinese health authorities have reported an additional six confirmed human H7N9 avian influenza cases today, five from Zhejiang Province and one from Shanghai, according to a Xinhua report today. This negatively-stained More...
Seven more human H7N9 avian influenza cases reported in China, Shanghai physician identified as one of this past weekends fatalities
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) last night (January 21) received notification of seven additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) respectively in Shenzhen (three cases) More...
Total human H7N9 avian influenza cases in China tops 200
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received notification today (January 20) from the National Health and Family Planning Commission of nine additional human cases of avian influenza More...
H7N9 avian influenza: FAO calls on China’s neighbors to remain vigilant
PRESS RELEASE 20 January 2014, Rome – Human infections with the influenza A(H7N9) virus are on the rise again in China and the upcoming Chinese New Year festivities provide opportunity for further spread More...
China reports three new human H7N9 avian flu cases in Zhejiang Province
Three additional cases of human H7N9 avian influenza have been confirmed in China’s Zhejiang Province, according to a Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission press release today (computer More...
China reports four new H7N9 avian influenza cases in Shanghai and Zhejiang
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received notification Friday(January 17) from the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of four additional human cases of More...
Seven more H7N9 avian influenza cases reported in China
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (January 16) received notification of seven additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) respectively in Guangzhou (one case) and More...
China reports four more H7N9 avian flu cases
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (January 15) received notification of four additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) respectively in Foshan (one case) and Shenzhen More...
Two H7N9 human avian flu cases reported in Foshan City
The Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission Bulletin reports two confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza in Foshan City in central Guangdong province, according to a Ministry of More...
First case of H7N9 avian influenza reported from Guizhou Province
Health officials in southwest China’s Guizhou Province are reporting the death of a “suspected” H7N9 avian influenza infected man, according to a Xinhua report today. Image/CDC According to the More...
H5N1 bird flu outbreak confirmed in China’s Hubei Province
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced Monday an outbreak of H5N1 in poultry at a farm in China’s Hubei Province. photo wattpublishing www.WATTAgNet.com. via Flickr Chickens at a farm in Wanjia More...
China reports five more H7N9 avian influenza cases
The Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province reported two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) respectively in Guangzhou (one case) and Shenzhen (one case). This negatively-stained More...
Six more H7N9 avian flu cases reported in China
The reports of new cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) out of China have been what seems endless today as at least six cases from four provinces were documented. The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of More...
Vietnam government warns against eating tiet canh; H7N9 bird flu detected in goose meat sold in Guangzhou
Two Asian countries reported on different strains of avian influenza being a potential danger in food this weekend–Vietnam advised against eating tiet canh, or raw duck or goose blood soup during the Lunar More...
China reports human H9N2 avian influenza case in Hunan boy
For the second time in less than a week, there is a report of a human case of H9N2 avian influenza. The China National Health and Family Planning Commission reported today a human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) More...
Taiwan health officials report second imported human H7N9 bird flu case in Chinese tourist
Officials with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have confirmed the second imported human case of H7N9 avian influenza this year in a Chinese tourist, according to a Focus Taiwan News Channel report today. This More...
The Top 10 Infectious Disease and Outbreak News stories of 2013
2013 was a year full of impactful infectious disease stories with outbreaks of diseases not before seen in humans, diseases seen in new parts of the planet and miracle stories of survivors. Drugs not approved in More...
China: 11 people put in isolation after exposure to chicken infected with H5N2
In a follow up to story a couple of days ago in China’s Hebei province where more than 120,000 birds have been culled after being confirmed positive for the H5N2 avian influenza virus, it is now reported More...