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United States Accused of Planting Avian Flu in Recent H7N9 Outbreak
Amidst allegations by a highly placed Colonel in the Chinese army that the U.S. has released a bioweapon in Mainland China, concerns are ramping up that this year's version of the avian flu, H7N9,
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China Premier Asks to Stay on High Alert on H7N9 Bird Flu
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on health officials and residents to remain vigilant against the bird flu, as the number of infections rose over the weekend
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China’s Animal Apocalypse Spreads To Dogs
First it was floating dead pigs, then ducks, then black swans, then mass chicken exterminations, then fish, and now more pigs and also a brand new entrant to the Chinese animal apocalypse: dogs
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H7N9 Bird Flu Cases In China Rise By Five To 87; Deaths Unchanged At 17
The number of confirmed H7N9 bird flu cases in China increased by five to 87 today. Shanghai, Henan province and Jiangsu province each reported one new case, and Zhejiang province reported two, the
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Leading scientists urge President Obama’s advisers to investigate ethical issues raised by creating highly infectious strain of bird-flu
A group of leading scientists has urged President Obama’s advisers to investigate the ethical issues raised by a decision to create a highly infectious strain of bird-flu virus that could be transmitted easily between
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Widespread U.S Flu, Leading a Range of Winter’s Ills
It is not your imagination — more people you know are sick this winter, even people who have had flu shots. The country is in the grip of three emerging flu or flulike epidemics: an
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Pandemic Watch: Another insider announces that a global pandemic is imminent
Dr. J. Joseph Kim, founder and director of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, has recently declared that a global pandemic is “inevitable” in the next couple of years. Quoted in an article in US News on December
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Weaponized Bird Flu Research Published as Virus ‘Just Mutations’ Away from Pandemic
A scientific paper was released this past week after much controversy. The findings of the paper, some feared, could be used to develop a highly contagious version of the Avian H5N1 (Bird Flu) virus.
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Mutant-Bird-Flu Study Fuels Fears of Airborne H5N1
After months of anticipation, the second of two controversial experiments to increase the virulence of H5N1 avian influenza has been published. Many scientific questions are raised by the findings, and the same safety concerns remain
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