Voice of America: First Probable Person-to-Person Bird Flu Case Reported in China

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First Probable Person-to-Person Bird Flu Case Reported in China Aug 6th 2013, 23:48 Scientists researching a new strain of bird flu in eastern China are reporting the first case of probable person-to-person transmission of the so-called H7N9 virus. The findings were reported Tuesday in the British Medical Journal and focus on the case of an adult woman and her 60-year-old father, who became ill in March after a routine visit to a live poultry market. Despite medical care and eventual hospitalization, the father died six weeks later. Researchers say most patients appear to ...

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