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Avian flu update: lull in new H7N9 cases - Tue, 14 May 2013
Epidemic has spread to three more Chinese provinces, but no new cases reported since 7 May.
Evidence of host adaptation of avian-origin influenza A virus - Tue, 14 May 2013
( Science China Press ) The connection between human avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus infection and environmental sources of the virus were determined based on clinical data, epidemiology, and virological characteristics of the three early H7N9-infected cases in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. These H7N9 influenza virus sequences show genomic sequence diversity and key amino acid ...
Avian-origin influenza A virus associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases - Wed, 15 May 2013
A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases. To date, more than 100 human cases of infection, including at least 20 deaths, have been reported in China.
NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Cambodia, low-path avian flu in Spain, Tamiflu stockpile questions - Tue, 21 May 2013
H5N1 sickens Cambodian girl Another H5N1 avian flu case has surfaced in Cambodia, that of a 5-year-old girl whose illness was detected retrospectively, according to a May 17 update from the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region office.
New computer model predicts when avian influenza strain becomes infectious - Mon, 20 May 2013
A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a report to be published in the International Journal Data Mining and Bioinformatics.