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2 New Diseases Could Spark Global Outbreaks

CP | Maria Cheng, The Associated Press | Posted 05.13.2013 | Canada Living
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LONDON - Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the...

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New Bird Flu Shows Signs Of Direct Jump To Humans

CBC | Posted 04.26.2013 | Canada Living
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There's evidence the new H7N9 bird flu virus is transmitted from chickens at poultry markets in China to humans, a small study suggests. ...

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H7N9 Flu Forces WHO In 'New Territory'

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada Living
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TORONTO - There has been bird flu. And swine flu. But the world is on new flu ground when it comes to the H7N9 virus that recently erupted in China, t...

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Hong Kong On High Alert For Bird Flu

CBC | Posted 04.08.2013 | Canada
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Hong Kong is stepping up its surveillance of people and poultry in response to the growing number of cases of avian flu in neighbouring mainland China...

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B.C. Alert Issued After Bird Flu Deaths

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VICTORIA - Health officials in B.C. are on alert after the latest bird flu outbreak in China has killed six people.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry...

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Scientists Resume Controversial Bird Flu Research

CP | Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada Living
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WASHINGTON - International scientists who last year halted controversial research with the deadly bird flu say they are resuming their work as countri...

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Controversial Paper On Bird Flu Published, Notes Spread Of Disease

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.21.2012 | Canada Living
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A controversial bird flu study, blocked from full publication for months because of biosecurity concerns, found that as few as five mutations might be...

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A Never-Before-Seen Virus Emerges

CP | Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press | Posted 04.28.2012 | Canada
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ATLANTA - For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear.The s...

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Could New Swine Flu Go Pandemic?

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.21.2012 | Canada
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TORONTO - A new study says flu viruses of swine origin that caused a dozen infections in the United States in the second half of last year appear to h...

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Bird Flu Study 'Censorship' To Be Addressed By WHO

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.16.2012 | Canada
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The World Health Organization says it will take a role in helping sort through an international scientific controversy over two bird flu studies that ...

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Deadly Bird Flu Strain Can't Spread Through Humans: Officals

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada
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BEIJING, China - The strain of H5H1 bird flu that killed a Chinese man cannot spread among people, a health agency said Monday, appealing for calm aft...

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Scientists Fear Bird Flu Research Chill

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.26.2012 | Canada
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Influenza scientists are worried they may be feeling a cold front moving in.A recent unprecedented decision by the U.S. government to ask two leading ...

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U.S. Asks Scientists To Keep Quiet On Bird Flu Studies

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.19.2012 | Canada
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The U.S. government has asked scientific journals and two top-flight research teams not to publish details of controversial studies on the bird flu vi...

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