A man died in southern China two days ago from the H5N1 bird flu virus – the second such death in less than a month. The latest victim, an unidentified 39-year-old, fell ill on Jan. 6 and was admitted to a hospital in Guizhou Province the same day. Yikes! In the latest case, the victim “did not report obvious exposure history to poultry before the onset of symptoms.” One bit of good news is that [...]
H5N1 (Bird Flu) Virus Study Controversy Continues…Report Released Today Summarizes How the Virus Spreads
Since the announcement of a government financed study to determine how the H5N1 virus spreads was announced last week, there has been a great deal of controversy about the release of the data. There is one point on which the factions agree: The ability of a virus to spread easily from person to person is the key to determining whether it can cause a pandemic. Scientists do not know everything about what makes a virus [...]
Here we go again…A new human death to bird flu in China – What does it mean?? Good question!
On January 1, it was revealed that a 39-year-old bus driver, surnamed Chen, had died of the H5N1 (or bird flu) virus in Shenzen, a Chinese city bordering Hong Kong. Unfortunate for him and his family, but other than that you are probably thinking, so what? Since 2003, there have been only 573 confirmed cases of H5N1, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and though 60% of the victims have died, that’s still a [...]
H1N1 (Swine Flu): Bird Flu Returns to Asia; First Confirmed Human Case in Hong Kong since 2003. Philippines On Alert, Screening At Airports
Bird flu has returned in Asia with a reported case in Hong Kong. A 59-year-old woman in the city contracted H5N1 avian influenza — the first confirmed case in Hong Kong since 2003. It’s not clear how she became sick. She traveled to China from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, visiting several cities — and according to the Hong Kong government, she spent time at a live poultry market in mainland China and ate chicken [...]
