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A 49-year-old man from China is believed to be the world’s first human infected with the H5N6 avian flu strain. The man, who was from Nanbu county in Sichuan province, died Tuesday in a hospital ...
The H5N6 strain is usually for the birds, so to speak. Since 2014, there have only been 63 reported human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) in China. Therefore, ...
Health authorities in southern China said Tuesday that a 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another woman is reportedly in serious condition.
A woman in China's Sichuan province died from the H5N6 strain of avian influenza last month, a regional health bureau said this week, in the latest human fatality from the lethal disease.
The H5N6 virus is one of several potentially dangerous flu versions that scientists have reported finding over the years in poultry flocks or in captured or dead wild birds.
According to Chinese officials, there have been 21 cases of H5N6 bird flu in people this year. Yue Zhiqiang/VCG via Getty Images According to the World Health Organization, there have been no ...
A woman in Shenzhen in southern China is in a critical condition after contracting bird flu, state media reported. The 26-year-old has caught the H5N6 strain of the virus, the state-run news ...
BEIJING, July 15 (Reuters) - China has confirmed one case of human infection with the H5N6 strain of bird flu in Sichuan province, state media said on Thursday. The 55-year old male infected with ...
A 49-year-old man from China is believed to be the world’s first human infected with the H5N6 avian flu strain. The man, who was from Nanbu county in Sichuan province, died Tuesday in a hospital ...
The H5N6 is believed to be a low-pathogenic bird flu virus that has been found in Germany, Sweden and United States, according to the Taiwanese news service. East Asia has seen several bird flu ...