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Bird Flu
New findings reported from C.Y. Lu and co-authors describe advances in bird flu
December 16th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Chinese Medical Journal, " Southeast China is one of the sites of influenza origin. During 2003-2004, nine avian influenza outbreaks took place in Guangdong Province." "But no human case was reported. To examine the status of potential human infection by human influenza (H1N1, H3N2) and avian influenza (H5N1, H7N7, H9N2) in the avian influenza epidemic area of Guangdong Province, China, we conducted a seroepidemiologic survey in the people of this area from April to June of 2004. Three out of 9 H5N1 avian influenza affected poultry areas in Guangdong were randomly selected, and the population living within 3...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-16)
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