Evidence that H7N9 Spread Between Humans
The first reported case of human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu emerged after doctors...
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Scientists Warn of Possible H7N9 Rebound
The H7N9 strain of bird flu appeared in China in February, claiming its first casualties in March. So far, there have been 130 recorded infections and 37 deaths. While anxiety over the spread of the virus is easing after recent...
Read MoreEnvironmental Protests a “Sign of Unequal Society”
While Kunming authorities won praise for their handling of demonstrations against a nearby PX plant early this month, subsequent episodes have driven them to unusual and illegal measures against further protest. Real-name...
Read MoreHas China Learned From SARS?
In a new report on the H7N9 flu outbreak, Chinese health officials warned on Wednesday that the death toll is likely to rise. From Karen Kaplan of the Los Angeles Times: In a report on the outbreak that began in China in...
Read MoreDrawing the News: Shackles, Smog, and More
From the bird flu to the box office, a roundup of online cartoonists’ take on recent events in China. Click any image to launch gallery view. Quentin Tarantino was supposed to have his Chinese box office debut this week with...
Read MorePoultry Culls and Vaccine Labs Deployed Against Flu
China’s H7N9 flu outbreak had claimed 6 lives by Saturday, with the number of confirmed cases rising to 16. With the discovery of the virus among live poultry on sale at Shanghai markets, over 20,536 chickens, ducks, geese...
Read MoreNew Flu Cases Rise in Shadow of SARS
The death of a 38-year-old chef in Zhejiang from a new strain of bird flu has brought the number of reported fatalities to three, following news on Sunday of two earlier deaths in Shanghai. Ten H7N9 cases have now been...
Read MoreAre Floating Pigs Behind Shanghai’s Avian Flu?
At Bloomberg, Adam Minter reports suspicions of a link between newly reported bird flu deaths in Shanghai and the thousands of dead pigs recently found in the city’s water supply: “Wash your hands, and cover your nose and...
Read MoreThe Uncertain Return of Beijing Wildlife
The sky above Beijing is best known for characteristics other than its bird life. Nevertheless, the city’s birds appear to have multiplied over the past ten years thanks to new habitats offered by reforestation to combat...
Read MoreSouthern Metropolis Weekly: Top 10 Neologisms of 2009 (Part I)
From the Southern Metropolis Weekly, 2009-12-25, translated by CDT’s E. Shih: The “swine” flu that continues taking lives and the “kitty cat” hide-and-seek game of truth; the widely castigated law enforcement by “fishing”;...
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