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U.N. agency warns of possible bird flu resurgence

Catherine Hornby Yahoo! News 08/31/2011
Bird flu death that killed man in China not a strain that is spread human to human

The strain of H5H1 bird flu that killed a Chinese man cannot spread among people, a health agency said Monday, appealing for calm after the country's first reported case of the disease in humans in 18 months.

U.N. agency warns of possible bird flu resurgence

The United Nations warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu and said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus was spreading in Asia and elsewhere.

Dead goose tests H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

istockAnalyst.com 03/05/2011
Dead goose tests H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

A goose carcass found in Lantau, Hong Kong, was tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Friday.

Dead chickens test H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

Two chicken carcasses found in Tai O, Hong Kong were found positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus, a spokesman for the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Wednesday.

Large-billed crow tests H5N1 positive in Hong Kong

A dead large-billed crow found in Tai O, Lantau Island of Hong Kong was confirmed to be H5N1 virus positive, a spokesman for the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Friday.

South Korea reports first bird flu outbreak since 2008

South Korea on Friday confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu for more than two years, with more than 100,000 birds slaughtered as authorities bid to contain the lethal virus.

Hong Kong bird flu case appears isolated

Mail & Guardian 11/23/2010
Hong Kong bird tests positive for bird flu

Hong Kong authorities confirmed Thursday that a dead bird found in the southern Chinese territory had tested positive for the H5 strain of the bird flu virus.

Hong Kong bird flu case appears isolated

Hong Kong officials said on Monday tests indicated no city-wide outbreak of bird flu as the first patient infected with the virus in seven years was out of danger.

Hong Kong: Bird Flu Checks Increase

The New York Times 11/19/2010
Hong Kong: Bird Flu Checks Increase

Health authorities said Thursday that they were increasing their checks on poultry coming from mainland China and at farms and markets across the region after government officials confirmed the first case of bird flu in seven years in the territory.

HK confirms first human bird flu case since 2003

Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of bird flu in humans in seven years, with a 59-year-old woman in a serious condition after a visit to mainland China, health officials said Thursday.


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