On the same day that a World Health Organization official announced the H7N9 strain of bird flu is “one of the most lethal”, other statements are indicating the organization is not as sure of their previous view the virus does not transmit between humans.
“The situation remains complex and difficult and evolving,” WHO Assistant Director-General for Health Security Keiji Fukuda said at a pressconference. “When we look at influenza viruses, this is an unusually dangerous virus for humans.” Continue reading →
As the Chinese government openly begins to speculate about the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu strain, an international team of experts, including some from the World Health Organization, have been deployed to investigate the disease in the country. Continue reading →
Chinese health expert Zhong Nanshan has told China Central Television that the claims being made by the Chinese government and the World Health Organization that the H7N9 bird flu does not transmit human-to-human are based on “hardly conclusive” evidence. Continue reading →
China’s capital has now reported its first official case of H7N9 bird flu.
A seven-year-old girl in the capital has been confirmed as having the virus. An additional 11 new cases have also been reported to the World Health Organization. The WHO has also confirmed two more deaths. Continue reading →
Two more people have died from the H7N9 strain of bird flu according to official Chinese state media.
The two patients came from two separate provinces and there was no connection between the two victims. Continue reading →
On the same day China admitted two more cases of the H7N9 bird flu, a report from Nanjing says government officials have closed poultry markets.
That brings the number of confirmed cases to 18 with six deaths. The World Health Organization says that 8 of the cases can be classified as “severe”. Continue reading →
The World Health Organization confirmed a fifth death in China from the H7N9 bird flu virus.
The number of laboratory confirmed infections rose to 11. The WHO still claims there is no human-to-human transmission of the virus although 400 people closely connected to the victim are now being closely monitored for signs of the disease. Continue reading →
Chinese authorities have killed more than 20,000 birds from a live-poultry trading zone in Shanghai after an unusual strain of bird flu that has so far killed six people in the country was found in pigeons on sale in the city, state-run media outlet Xinhua reported Friday. Continue reading →
China is reporting four more cases of the H7N9 bird flu.
The H7N9 virus, which has killed two people, is now confirmed to have been found in seven people. Three women, 32, 45 and 48, and one 83-year-old man were diagnosed between March 19th and 21st. Continue reading →
Two men in Shanghai, China have died after contracting a new strain of bird flu.
The H7N9 strain has reportedly never been found in humans. Continue reading →