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Multiple Outbreaks Threaten the 2018 Winter Olympics

February 14, 2018 Jackie Sheridan

  The 2018 Winter Olympics began on Thursday, February 8th in PyeongChang, South Korea. The games bring 206 countries to participate [1], comprising of nearly

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Human-to-Human H7N9 Transmission

July 24, 2017 Emily Cohn

  Over the past four years, since its emergence in 2013, China has experienced seasonal epidemics of avian influenza subtype H7N9. The country has been

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H5N8 Avian Flu Flies Across Europe

November 22, 2016 Chris Mantell

  As of November 21st, there have been at least 56 outbreaks of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in eight countries in Europe and

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Steady Increase in China’s H7N9 Cases: Media Reports 38 Cases, 10 Deaths

April 11, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

At the time of this posting, the official WHO count remains at 33 cases and 9 deaths, but Chinese media reports 38 H7N9 cases and 10

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The New Virus on the Block: H7N9 Case Counts, Explanations and Updates

April 5, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

The much-awaited springtime seems to have an unfortunate knack for bringing us scary diseases. Almost exactly ten years ago, surgical masks were à la mode,

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H7N9 Update: Fourteen Cases and Four Deaths

April 4, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

According to reports from Weibo, AFP, and Xinhua, the case count has increased again. Total case count is 14, with four deaths. Chinese media giant

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The Power of Social Media: Updates on H7N9 Outbreak From Weibo

April 3, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

Yesterday, a “gutsy” employee at Nanjing Gulou Hospital posted a picture, confirming a case of H7N9, to Weibo, a Chinese microblogging network similar to Twitter

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Baby Seals Die From New Influenza Variant, Not “Bird Flu”

August 1, 2012January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

An alarming increase in harbor seal deaths along the New England coast can now be attributed to a new variant of influenza, U.S. researchers said

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Bird Flu Strikes Poultry Farms in Mexico

July 6, 2012January 25, 2023 Lauren Edmundson

An outbreak of avian flu in western Mexico has killed approximately 870,000 poultry birds since June. The state government of Jalisco has declared a national

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Low Pathogenic Bird Flu in Massachusetts

February 2, 2012January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

Authorities announced on January 31st that several Massachusetts swans tested positive for low-path avian influenza, or bird flu. There is no threat to human health.

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