A death from bird flu was reported in Guizhou, making it the second fatality within a month. This fatality follows reported deaths in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The Telegraph reports: The latest victim, 39, fell ill on...
Read MoreAfter the death of a 39-year-old bus driver in Shenzhen due to bird flu, authorities are insisting that infections are minimal despite growing concern in Hong Kong. This death is the first confirmed death from bird flu in over...
Read MoreWith 5 deaths from the H5N1 virus in January alone, many are questioning China’s handling of the bird flu crisis, especially given recent denials of the outbreak. Austin Ramzy from TIME reports: If mainland investigators...
Read MoreFollowing the World Health Organization’s statement that there was “no evidence of [a bird flu] epidemic,” China’s Ministry of Agriculture has stated that there have been no bird flu-related outbreaks...
Read MoreWhile the WHO has recently said they do not believe China is experiencing a bird flu epidemic, an article in Business Week argues that the government may not be entirely forthcoming about the current situation: There have...
Read MoreFrom AFP: A 21-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the H5N1 form of bird flu in central China, state media reported Saturday. The woman, a farmer from Hunan Province was hospitalised on January 26, three days after falling...
Read MoreDespite five deaths from the disease in the past month, the WHO says so far there is no danger of a bird flu epidemic in China. From AFP: The number of cases has sparked fears of an epidemic, particularly during this...
Read MoreAn 18-year-old from Guangxi Province has died of bird flu; it is the fifth death reported this month. Another bird flu case was reported yesterday in Guizhou. From Reuters: The 18-year-old was admitted to hospital on Jan 24 in...
Read MoreA 29-year-old in Guizhou has contracted the country’s sixth case of bird flu so far in 2009. Four people have died from the disease so far in the last month. From CNN: The man fell ill on January 15 in Guizhou province,...
Read MoreFrom AP: A woman in China’s far west has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Health Ministry said Saturday, the country’s fourth death from the virus this year as the biggest festive season approaches. The...
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