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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:53:18 +0200

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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:53:18 +0200

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WTO backs China in US chicken import row

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:50:47 +0200

A World Trade Organisation panel has ruled in favour of the mainland in its dispute with the United States over an effective US ban on imports of cooked chicken, a mainland source said on Tuesday.

WTO backs China in US chicken import row: source

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:47:46 +0200

Appropriations bill prevented imports of Chinese chicken. 28 Jul 2010 5:35 AM

Bird flu re-emerges in China, Vietnam, 1 dead

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:14:13 +0200

Bird flu re-emerged as a threat in Asia on Tuesday when China reported the disease killed a woman in Beijing, and neighbouring Vietnam said a girl had contracted the virus.

China Animal Vaccine Industry Report, 2009-2010 Now Available at ReportsandReports

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:47:44 +0200

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China, US open disease study center in Shanghai

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:27:49 +0200

American and Shanghai health authorities opened an epidemiology center in the Chinese city Tuesday to train experts in sleuthing out ways to prevent chronic and epidemic diseases.

U.S., China Open Shanghai Epidemiology Center For Chronic, Epidemic Diseases

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:15:51 +0200

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Public Health Chinese and U.S. health officials opened an epidemiology center in Shanghai Tuesday to train experts to deal with and prevent chronic and epidemic diseases, the Associated Press reports.

China, US open disease study cente ...

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:57:06 +0200

American and Shanghai health authorities opened an epidemiology center in the Chinese city Tuesday to train experts in sleuthing out ways to prevent chronic and epidemic diseases.

Nigeria: Bilateral Trade Between Country and China, Increased by 76.3 Percent

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:17:26 +0200

The Consul General of the people's Republic of China in Lagos, Mr Guo Kun said that the volume of bilateral trade between Nigeria and China in 2009 grew steadily to $6.373 billion.

China accused over unfair trade

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:28:46 +0200

The US and European Union file complaints with the WTO that China is unfairly limiting its raw material exports.

China warns of 'grim' fight against bird flu

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:44:21 +0100

China faces a grim situation in preventing and controlling human cases of bird flu, the health minister said after announcing four infections and three deaths.

Fresh warning on China bird flu

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:49:55 +0100

A health expert says China could face an upsurge in human bird flu cases and needs to work harder on the issue.

New death from bird flu in China

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:12:02 +0100

The deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu claims its second victim this year in China, as a toddler with the disease struggles to survive.

China reports second bird flu death

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:38:32 +0100

The Chinese Health Ministry says a second person has died from bird flu in China this year.

China treats toddler for bird flu

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:30:31 +0100

A Chinese girl aged two is critically ill with bird flu, in the second case reported by China in as many weeks.

China alert over bird flu death

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:53:04 +0100

Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.

Beijing woman dies from bird flu, China says

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:44:39 +0100

China cull amid bird flu outbreak

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:27:47 +0100

Authorities have culled more than 370,000 birds in eastern China, as the virus resurfaces in Asia and the Middle East.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 2

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:58:02 +0100

The Ministry of Health in China has reported a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 44-year old female from Haifeng county, Shanwei city, Guangdong province. She developed symptoms on 16 February was hospitalized on 22 February and died on 25 February. The case was confirmed by the national laboratory on 25 February. The case had contact with sick and dead poultry prior to her illness. All contacts have been placed under medical observation. All remain healthy to date. Of the 30 cases confirmed to date in China, 20 have been fatal.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:58:02 +0100

The Ministry of Health in China has reported a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 41-year old male From Xixiangtang District of Nanning City of Guangxi Autonomous Region. He developed symptoms on 12 February and died on 20 February. The case was confirmed by the national laboratory on 21 February. The case had contact with sick and dead poultry prior to his illness. All contacts have been placed under medical observation. All remain healthy to date. Of the 29 cases confirmed to date in China, 19 have been fatal.

Avian Influenza Situation in China

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:58:02 +0100

The Ministry of Health in China has reported a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 22-year old male from Jianghua County, Yongzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province. He developed symptoms on 16 January was hospitalized on 23 January and died on 24 January. The case was confirmed by the national laboratory on 17 February. Investigations into the source of his infection are ongoing. Of the 28 cases confirmed to date in China, 18 have been fatal.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 5

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 08:58:02 +0100

The Ministry of Health in China has reported a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Jiangsu Province. The case was confirmed by the national laboratory on 6 December. The 52-year old male is the father of the 24-year old man who died from H5N1 infection on 2 December 2007. He is one of the close contacts placed under medical observation by national authorities. He developed symptoms on 3 December and was sent immediately to hospital for treatment. Of the 27 cases confirmed to date in China, 17 have been fatal.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 4

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:58:02 +0100

The Ministry of Health in China has reported a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case was confirmed by the national laboratory on 2 December. The 24-year old male from Jiangsu Province, developed symptoms on 24 November, was hospitalized on 27 November and died on 2 December. There is no initial indication to suggest he had contact with sick birds prior to becoming unwell. Close contacts have been placed under medical observation and all remain well. Of the 26 cases confirmed to date in China, 17 have been fatal.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 3

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 09:58:02 +0200

The Ministry of Health in China has informed WHO of the country's 16th death from H5N1 avian influenza. The 19-year-old male soldier serving in Fujian province died on 3 June.

Avian Influenza Situation in China update 14

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:58:02 +0200

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed the country's 21st case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case occurred in a 62-year-old male farmer from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the north-western part of the country. He developed symptoms on 19 June and died on 12 July. Initial tests on patient specimens produced negative results. As a precautionary measure, tests were repeated during July and August and eventually produced positive results, which were confirmed today by the Ministry of Health.

Avian Influenza Situation in China update 13

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:58:02 +0200

The Ministry of Health in China has today retrospectively confirmed a human case of H5N1 infection dating back to November 2003. The case occurred in a 24-year-old member of the military service based in Beijing. The man developed symptoms on 25 November 2003 and was hospitalized with pneumonia in Beijing. His condition deteriorated rapidly and he died of severe respiratory disease on 3 December 2003. Confirmation of this case marks the earliest known instance of human H5N1 infection in mainland China, and is now the first confirmed case in the present outbreak. Previously, the first confirmed cases were thought to have occurred in Vietnam (Viet Nam) in December 2003.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 12

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:58:02 +0200

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed the country's 19th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The patient is a 31-year-old man employed as a truck driver in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, near the border with Hong Kong. He developed symptoms on 3 June and was hospitalized on 9 June. He remains hospitalized, in critical condition, with severe pneumonia.

The Global Bird Flu Riddle

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:53:18 +0200

Bird flu patients die of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). What causes ARDS and what makes it fatal? Read it here …