February News 2014

China 
• CIDRAP: Officials report 2 more H7N9 cases, list deaths at 112 (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: 3 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Anhui Provincial Health Department: one case of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza (Link) 
• Jilin Province: Jilin confirmed its first case of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu (translated) (Link) 
• Beijing: Patients with pneumonia of unknown cause must be treated in isolation (Link) 
• Fujian Province: two cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza cases were cured (translated) (Link) 
• Shanghai: Hogwash part II: More dead pigs surface in Huangpu River (Link) 
• More dead pigs found in Shanghai river (Link) 
• Plan drafted to root out H7N9 virus (Link)

Republic of Ireland 
• Two types of influenza adding to current wave of infection (Link) 
• CUH visitor restrictions over swine flu outbreak (Link)

Saudi Arabia 
• CIDRAP: Saudi Arabia reports 2 MERS cases, 1 fatal (Link) 
• Saudi MOH: Health: recording cases of infection (Corona) new in Al-Ahsa and Riyadh 
(translated) (Link) 
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United States 
• Urgent CDC Warning Of Threat From H1N1 Swine Flu (Link) 
• CDC begging young and middle-aged people to get flu shots as death toll rises (Link) 
• CA: Flu death toll still rising worst may be over; Statewide flu deaths rise, but hospital visits down Toll increases to 278 (Link)

Vietnam 
• Vietnam takes intense response to spreading avian flu (Link)

Research 
• Finland: Flu outbreak expected to strike "in the coming weeks" (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Guangzhou  H7N9 Nosocomial Cluster In Panyu? (Link) 
• Recombinomics: WHO On Guangzhou  H7N9 Nosocomial Cluster In Panyu (Link) 
• Avian Flu Diary: H7N9 Moves North, Guangdong Reports New Cases (Link) 
• Avian Flu Diary: Moving Viral Targets (Link) 
• Helen Branswell: Flu shot for next winter same as this (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: H7N9 deaths jump significantly (Link)

Cambodia 
• New Bird Flu Case Confirmed in Village Where Two Recently Died (Link) 
• Boy third to contract bird flu this year (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• CIDRAP: China reports one H7N9 case, FAO says human illnesses aren't a threat to poultry (Link) 
• Hunan Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (Link)

Egypt 
• Egypt's schools to further delay start of second term until 8 March (Link)

United States 
• OK: 48 deaths reported this flu season in Oklahoma; 21 new hospitalizations related to flu this week (Link) 
• TX: 15th El Pasoan Dies of the Flu (Link)

Research 
• CIDRAP: Genomic study finds no ominous changes in MERS-CoV (Link) 
• Spread, Circulation, and Evolution of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (Link) 
• Seasonal flu vaccine may cut stroke risk (Link)

Commentary 
• Saudi MOH Health: recording cases of infection (Corona) new in Al-Ahsa and Riyadh (Link) 
• Avian Flu Diary: WHO: Recommended Composition Of 2014-15 Northern Hemisphere Flu Vaccine (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: Humans unlikely to infect poultry with H7N9? Data please! (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: Why I think the 2nd wave of human influenza A(H7N9) virus infections has broken (Link)

Bahrain 
• Three swine flu cases recorded in Bahrain (Link)

Cambodia 
• Cambodia reports 3rd bird flu case this year (Link)

China 
• Pandemic fears still high in Asia as H10N8 bird flu strain emerges (Link) 
• Hong Kong CHP: Avian Influenza Report VOLUME 10, NUMBER 7 (Link) 
• Hong Kong: LCQ8: Preventive measures against avian influenza (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Guangdong poultry industry suffers over US$1.6bn losses  (Link)

Greece 
• Deaths from flu double in a week in Greece (Link)

United States 
• Washington Post: Death toll from flu rises as H1N1 strain returns, with 'young invincibles' most affected (Link) 
• How School Nurses are Keeping the Flu out of School (Link) 
• H1N1 virus reaches epidemic levels in the US (Link)

Vietnam 
• MARD Minister asks to Update Bird Flu Development Continuously (Link)

Research 
• Study: Novel Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus in Tree Sparrow, Shanghai, China, 2013 (Link)

General 
• FAO rules out human-to-animal transmission of influenza A(H7N9) (Link) 
• Audio and Transcript: New bird flu strain throws spotlight on Asia's preparedness (Link)

Commentary 
• Avian Flu Diary: Cambodia Reports 3rd Confirmed H5N1 Case Of 2014 (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• CIDRAP: Eight more H7N9 cases reported in China (Link) 
• Guizhou Province: China confirms H5N1, goat plague cases (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Breeders desperate to offload stock as ban on live chicken sales ends (Link) 
• Hong Kong extends ban on live poultry imports from China (Link) 
• WHO, Feb. 18 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (Link) 
• Hunan Province: 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Hong Kong: SFH on supply of live chickens (Link) 
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Greece 
• 40 Greeks Dead from H1N1 Virus (Link)

Malaysia 
• Malaysia Confirms H7N9, Cases Continue To Surge In Mainland China (Link)

Saudi Arabia 
• CIDRAP: Saudi Arabia reports its 60th MERS death (Link)

United States 
• CT: Connecticut Continues to Report High Numbers of Flu Cases (Link)

Vietnam 
• Bird flu confirmed to have spread to 11 provinces in Vietnam (H5N1) (Link) 
• Vietnam to partially close live poultry markets to prevent H7N9 (Link)

Research 
• Pandemic bird flu risk stoked by gene changes, study says (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: WHO On Hunan H7N9 Shuangfeng Cluster (Link)

China 
• Health officials confirm three more H7N9 bird flu cases (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of three additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• China reports fresh H7N9 bird flu cases (Link) 
• Anhui Province: Province added one case of human infection of bird flu H7N9 (translated) (Link) 
• Hong Kong CHP: Statutory notification of Novel influenza A infection (Link) 
• WHO update, Feb. 17: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• WHO, Feb. 17 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (Link) 
• Markets Close Due to Worsening H7N9 Bird Flu  (Link) 
• 3 more H7N9 cases reported in 3 different provinces (Link) 
• Jiangsu Province: Provincial Health Department, the province confirmed cases of new H7N9 bird flu case of human infection (translated) (Link)

Republic of Ireland 
• Flu could 'spread like wildfire', leading expert warns (Link)

South Korea 
• Bird flu still spreading so culling continues (Link)

Sudan 
• Central Darfur children stricken by mystery disease (Link)

Taiwan 
• CDC denies over 4,000 flu and pneumonia patients have died (Link)

Vietnam 
• Bird flu spreads to 10 provinces - Lao Dong (H5N1) (Link)

Research 
• New method to track Avian flu (Link) 
• New study challenges conventional notions about flu evolution (Link) 
• Zoonotic diseases and global viral pandemics (Link) 
• Nature, Report on Study: Study revives bird origin for 1918 flu pandemic Model also links avian influenza strains to deadly horse flu (Link) 
• Flu Evolution Study Could Change Textbooks, History Books (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Hunan H7N9 Shuangfeng Cluster (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of four additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province: Hangzhou to build H7N9 prevention system (Link) 
• Chinese Poultry Producers Cry 'Fowl' Over Bird-Flu Coverage (Link) 
• China reports 2 more H7N9 cases (Guangdong Province and central Hunan Province) (Link) 
• Jiangsu Province: Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Guangdon Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• China reports 3 more H7N9 cases (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Dead birds tested for flu virus (Link)

Egypt 
• Health Ministry: Seasonal flu death toll jumps to 52 (Link)

Korea 
• No human infection reported in Korea (Link)

Saudi Arabia 
• Saudi records 60th MERS virus death (Link)

Research 
• Variations of bird flu increase spread risk (Link) 
• Study revives bird origin for 1918 flu pandemic (Link)

General 
• ProMED:  Influenza (11): WHO global update (Link)

China 
• New human H7N9 case reported in Anhui (Link) 
• Chinese city of Guangzhou closes live poultry markets in effort to halt spread of bird flu (Link) 
• China reports two more H7N9 cases, one fatal (Link) 
• China reports new H7N9 cases, cities ban poultry trading (Link) 
• Hong Kong CHP: CHP notified of two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: 2 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Guangdong Province 2 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Anhui Province added one case of human infection of bird flu H7N9 (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• China Focus: China reports new H7N9 cases, cities ban poultry trading (Link) 
• Bird flu enfeebles China's poultry trade (Link)

Egypt 
• Eight more swine flu deaths in Egypt: Health ministry (Link)

Saudi Arabia 
• Health: recording cases of one virus (Corona) in the new Eastern Region (translated) (Link)

United States 
• CIDRAP: Flu hangs on in some states but declines overall (Link) 
• Flu deaths in California jump to 243 (Link) 
• WI:  Wausau man, otherwise healthy but not vaccinated, dies of flu complications (Link)

Vietnam 
• Vietnam bans Chinese poultry as new deadly bird-flu virus strain reaches border (Link) 
• Vietnamese gov't urges drastic measures as avian flu breaks out in eight provinces (Link)

Research 
• More than 700,000 flu-like illnesses linked to well-child visits (Link)

Commentary 
• Virology Down Under: H7N9 case announcements dropping: is Wave 2 under control? [UPDATED]  (Link)

China 
• Jiangxi Province: China Reports Another H10N8 Case (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified by NHFPC of fatal human case of avian influenza A(H10N8) in Jiangxi (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors an imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Malaysia (Link) 
•  WHO Feb. 14 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (Link)

Malaysia 
• Tourists screened at KK airport following first case of avian flu (Link)

United States 
• Stopping Microbes Not Missiles: U.S. Plans For Next Global Threat (Link) 
• Why Global Health Security Is Imperative (Link)

Research 
• China: Pandemic Potential Seen in Gene Changes of Bird Flu (Link) 
• Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial (Link) 
• Flu Hits Unvaccinated Hardest, Study Finds (Link)

General 
• WHO: Frequently Asked Questions on human infection caused by the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (Link) 
• 27 nations begin global effort to better fight infectious diseases before they spread (Link)

Commentary 
• Avian Flu Diary: WHO Updated FAQ On H7N9 - Feb 14th (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: H7N9 keeps changing and mingling and mixing (Link) 
• Branswell: Kids can pick up colds and flu in doctors'; waiting rooms: study (Link)

Bahrain 
• Bahrain confirms first swine flu case in 2014 (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: Man, 65, with H7N9 bird flu critically ill (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors seven additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Two patients with respiratory symptoms and travel history test negative for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (Link) 
• Hong Kong CHP: Epidemiological investigation and follow-up actions by CHP on confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: H7N9 bird flu confirmed cases each notification Malaysia and Hong Kong one case of human infection associated with the province (translated) (Link) 
• Jiangzi Province: Jiangxi Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission; case of H10N8 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Man, 65, with H7N9 bird flu critically ill (Link) 
• 2nd death from new strain of bird flu (H10N8) (Link) 
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Egypt 
• Egypt's Health Ministry confirms 44 swine flu deaths since December (Link)

Greece 
• Greek authorities warn of flu outbreak (Link)

Malaysia 
• Tests confirm Chinese tourist in Sabah infected with the avian flu (Link) 
• CIDRAP: Malaysia reports first H7N9 case outside China (Link) 
• M'sia urges public not to panic as it reports human bird flu case (Link)

Singapore 
• Low health risk in Singapore, says MOH as M'sia reports first bird flu case (Link)

Sweden 
• Three Swedes die in new wave of swine flu (Link)

United Arab Emirates 
• Camel-owner in Abu Dhabi in intensive care after contracting Mers virus (Link)

Research 
• Possible pandemic threat from new reassortment of influenza A(H7N9) virus in China (Link)

Cambodia 
• Bird flu kills two siblings in northeastern Cambodia (Link) 
• 8-year-old boy is Cambodia's first bird flu fatality this year (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Suspected case of Middle-East flu reported (Link) 
• Hong Kong CHP: Imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Hong Kong under CHP investigation (Link) 
• WHO Update Feb 11: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus (Link) 
• Hong Kong reports fifth H7N9 bird flu case (Link) 
• January worst month in China's human H7N9 outbreak; The H7N9 bird flu death toll hit 31 in mainland China in January, the government said on Monday (Link) 
• One H7N9 death, two recoveries in Fujian (Link) 
• Low-Path H7N9 Bird Flu Virus Found at Five More Chinese Markets (Link) 
• Southeast Asia "Hotspot" for Emerging Infectious Diseases Connectivity And Emerging Infectious Diseases In Southeast Asia (Link) 
• Guangdong Province 3 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission Feb. 12 briefing, the province added three cases of human infection with the H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province: 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated)(Link)

Malaysia 
• Putrajaya: The Health Ministry has confirmed the first Influenza A (H7N9) case in the country, involving a female tourist from China (Link)

New Zealand 
• New flu strain causing concerns in NZ (Link)

South Korea 
• South Korea Reports 11 H5N8 Bird Flu Outbreaks (Link)

Vietnam 
• Vietnam province culls ducks as bird flu threat re-emerges (Link)

Research 
• CIDRAP: New coronavirus found in UAE camels (Link) 
• US: New, non-PED coronavirus detected in pigs with diarrhea (Link)

Canada 
• Canadian who died from H5N1 flu may have caught it in illegal bird market (Link)

China 
• Flu fears sharpen after deadly January (Link) 
• Expect more human H7N9 bird flu cases if live poultry sales continue, Chinese officials warn (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors five additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• H7N9 illness total grows by 13, with 2 more deaths (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province: Bird flu patient says he ate bloody fried chicken leg before he fell ill (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Upper respiratory tract infection outbreak under CHP investigation (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Patient with respiratory symptoms and travel history under CHP investigation (Link) 
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South Korea 
• ProMED: Avian influenza (17) - S. Korea, HPAI H5N8, poultry, spread, OIE, N. Korea, RFI (Link)

United States 
• AR: Woman with flu loses her life 3 weeks after losing baby (Link)

Vietnam 
• 2 H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam (Link) 
• Bad weather heightens bird flu risk in Vietnam: Expert (Link)

General 
• Diagnostic test to detect influenza A and B available in Europe (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Huaiji H7N9 Geographic Cluster Of Familial Clusters (Link)

Canada 
• ProMED: Influenza (09): Canada (AB) H1N1, animal, feline (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors four additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Anhui Province: H7N9 bird flu kills another in E. China (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors four additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province, three new cases of human infection of bird flu H7N9 (Link) 
• 3 more cases of H7N9 reported in 2 provinces (Link) 
• January worst month for China's bird flu (Link) 
• Infectious diseases kill 1,157 in China in January (Link) 
• Hong Kong CHP: SFH on testing of avian influenza on live poultry (Link) 
• WHO Feb 10 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Jiangsu Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province: H7N9 bird flu cases to eight cases (translated) (Link) 
• Anhui Province: Province 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province: Family-raised poultry rises as China's new H7N9 source (Link) 
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Egypt 
• Tracking avian flu as it stalks Egypt (Link)

Indonesia 
• Poultry Deaths Increase, Suspected Exposure to Bird Flu Virus (translated) (Link)

Kuwait 
• Fear of swine flu returns in Kuwait (Link)

Mexico 
• Mexico Reports 421 Flu Related Deaths in 2014 (Link)

Vietnam 
• Inclement weather hikes bird flu risk (Link)

Research 
• Young, unvaccinated adults account for severest flu cases (Link)

Commentary 
• Maryn McKenna: H7N9 Flu, Year Two: What Is Going On? (Link)

Australia 
• Explainer: what is H7N9 bird flu? (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: CHP closely monitors three additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• ProMED: Avian influenza, human (64): China, H7N9, risk, communication (Link) 
• Anhui Province indeed a person diagnosed cases of H7N9 disease (translated) (Link) 
• Guangdong Province 2 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province, two cases of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province, one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• Fujian Province, one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• Anhui Province, a person diagnosed with H7N9 disease cases (translated) (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: Another 3 human H7N9 cases in China (Link) 
 

Egypt 
• Egyptian medics angry over flu vaccine shortage (Link) 
• Egypt confirms 38 swine flu deaths (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Guangdong Huaiji H7N9 Cluster Grows To Eight (Link) 
• SCMP Editorial: Containing bird flu viruses a life and death battle in China (Link)

Canada 
• Alberta: Vets at University of Calgary diagnose first case of feline H1N1 in Canada 2 (Link)

China 
• Fujian Province: H7N9 kills 1 more, causes new infections (Link) 
• Vaccine developed as China reports more H7N9 cases (Link) 
• Ten Additional Cases of Bird Flu reported in China (Link) 
• Hong Kong CHP notified of seven additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• H7N9 cases persist through winter (Link) 
• Hunan Province, one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• New bird flu threat (Link) 
• Jiangsu Province: 1 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province, one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (Link)

Egypt 
• Swine flu may further delay beginning of school term: MOH (Link) 
• Hospitals declare emergency in Gharbiya after swine flu death (Link)

Japan 
• Flu cases trigger epidemic alert (Link)

Jordan 
• Jordanian man dies of Mers coronavirus infection (Link)

United Arab Emirates 
• Another Case Of MERS Infection Reported In UAE (Link) 
• CIDRAP: UAE man who owns camels has MERS, WHO says (Link)

United States 
• Flu season likely to continue through March (Link) 
• CA: California's death count from flu rises to 202 (Link) 
• CA: This flu season deadlier than last (Link) 
• LA: 2 more kids die of flu in Louisiana; 4 this season (Link) 
• TX: One more flu death reported in Dallas County for a total of 43  (Link)

General 
• Consider these herbal remedies to fight colds, flu (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Gaungdong Huaiji H7N9 Cluster Grows To Seven (Link)

China 
• China reports five new H7N9 human cases (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of eight additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• CIDRAP:  H7N9 cases grow by 7, along with China poultry industry outcry (Link) 
• China's New Avian Flu Has "Pandemic Potential" (Link) 
• WHO Feb 7 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• Guangdong: Province 3 new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province: one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• Fujian Province, one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• H7N9 cases persist through winter--Number of human infections likely to increase as weather grows colder, say health authorities (Link)

Egypt 
• Avian flu variant stalks Egypt (Link)

Malaysia 
• Seven cases of H1N1 discovered in Malaysia (Link)

Thailand 
• Bird flu back on the radar (Link)

United Arab Emirates 
• Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - update (Link)

United States 
• Keep Up the Fight Against Flu - Recommend & Offer Flu Vaccination (Link) 
• CDC: FluView: 2013-2014 Influenza Season Week 5 ending February 1, 2014 (Link) 
• CA: Flu virus sleuths race to ward off worst (Link) 
• IN: Indiana sees number of flu deaths grow to 37 (Link) 
• RI: Bioethicist: Mandating Flu Shots Is the Moral Choice (Link)

Vietnam 
• Vietnam Government Steps Up Prevention Against Bird Flu (Link)

Research 
• CIDRAP: Study shows H6 avian flu may bind well to human cells (Link) 
• Avian flu variant stalks Egypt (Link) 
• Researchers Complete Generically-engineered H7N9 Vaccine (Link) 
• Lancet: Effect of closure of live poultry markets on poultry-to-person transmission of avian influenza A H7N9 virus: an ecological study (Link) 
• The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9916, Pages 496 - 497, 8 February 2014 Can closure of live poultry markets halt the spread of H7N9? (Link)

General 
• UN agency warns risk of bird flu crossing China's borders grows (Link) 
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Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Gaungdong H7N9 Export With Guangxi Onward Transmission (Link) 
• Recombinomics: Sanjiaozhen H7N9 Familial Cluster Raises Concerns (Link) 
• Avian Flu Diary: The Expanding Array Of Novel Flu Strains (Link)

China 
• Cases of New Deadly Bird Flu Surge in China, Experts Say (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of eight additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP - Additional overseas case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome closely monitored by DH (Link) 
• Ten new H7N9 cases push outbreak total past 300 (Link) 
• China reports 11 new H7N9 human cases (Link) 
• Guangxi boy confirmed with H7N9 virus after mother contracts bird flu (Link) 
• Expect more bird flu viruses to jump to humans, warns health official in China (Link) 
• WHO Feb 5 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• WHO additional Jan. 5 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• Guangxi: new case of human infection of bird flu H7N9 (translated) (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province, four new cases of human infection of bird flu H7N9 (translated) (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: four new confirmed cases of human infection with H7N9 (translated) (Link) 
• China's poultry industry wants to hush up bird flu news in damage control bid (Link) 
 

Saudi Arabia 
• SK: What if everything was spin (translated) (Link)

United Arab Emirates 
• CIDRAP: WHO reports death of MERS patient in UAE (Link)

Research 
• Chinese scientists sound warning over new bird flu virus H10N8 (Link) 
• China scientists reveal second case of H10N8, raising alarm about bird flu's pandemic potential (Link) 
• New bird flu: How bad is H10N8? [Q &A] (Link) 
• Clinical Course and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection (Link)

General 
• New Theory About Origin Of 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Link) 
• FAO: (Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific) Influenza virus H7N9 now detected in southern China increasing risk of cross-border spread (Link) 
 

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Guangdong Familial H7N9 Cluster In Huai Confirmed (Link) 
• Avian Flu Diary: FAO On H7N9's Cross Border Threat (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: H7N9 snapdate: age with time (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): summing up 100 weeks (Link) 
• Crofsblogs: Saudi Arabia: Questions about MERS (Link) 
• Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey: Influenza A (H7N9) - Danger of a pandemic? (Link)

Cambodia 
• Cambodian MOH: 1st New Human Case of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Cambodia in 2014 (Link)

Canada 
• Canada monitoring as number of H7N9 bird flu cases mount H7N9 Virus (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of four additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of five additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• CIDRAP: China reports 14 more H7N9 cases, 3 fatal (Link) 
• WHO Jan 3 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• WHO Jan 4 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• Guangdong Province: New confirmed cases of H7N9 province two cases of human infection (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province, one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• Fujian Province, one case of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• China human H7N9 avian flu deaths rise to 25 so far this year (Link) 
• Another H7N9 death in E China (Link)

India 
• Karnataka: 'Bird flu' in Mysore, fear spreads to Bangalore (H5N1) (Link)

Saudi Arabia 
• CIDRAP: Saudi Arabia reports MERS case in Riyadh (Link) 
• WHO update Feb 4: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - update (Link) 
 

South Korea 
• New Outbreaks of Bird Flu Raise Tensions (Link)

Research 
• Black Death Likely Altered European Genes (Link) 
•  H7N9 may be confined to Chinese due to susceptibility gene? (Link) 
• A second trimester stillbirth occurred during the course of an acute respiratory illness which was attributed to MERS-CoV, based on exposure history and positive MERS-CoV serology (Link) 
• Patient factors related to severity of H7N9 (Link) 
• Elderberry as a Flu Remedy There is Evidence the Berry Shortens the Duration of Symptoms (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Guangdong H7N9 Cluster In Sanjiaozhen - 37M & 2F (Link) 
• Recombinomics: Guangdong H7N9 Cluster In Baiyun - 29M & 5F (Link) 
• Recombinomics: WHO On Guangdong H7N9 Cluster In Huai - 28M & 5M (Link) 
• Recombinomics: Guangdong H7N9 Cluster In Huai Grows - 28M 5M & 4F (Link) 
• Avian Flu Diary: Korea: Asymptomatic H5N1 Seropositive Cullers In Previous Outbreaks (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: Why have a case definition that seems designed to miss transmission events? (Link)

China 
• Hong Kong: Mainland China's poultry may be quarantined at border (Link) 
• China's Guangdong Province Reports H7N9 Avian Influenza Death (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) and one case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of five additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Fujian Province: China reports new H7N9 infection (Link) 
• WHO, Feb 1 update: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - update (Link) 
• H7N9 kills two more, causing new infections in China (Link) 
• China's Guangdong Province Reports H7N9 Avian Influenza Death (Link)

Egypt 
• 4th Doctor Dies Of Pneumonia (Link) 
• Health Ministry: 16 swine flu deaths, bird flu detected (Link)

Mongolia 
• Swine flu infects 4 in western Mongolia (Link)

Saudi Arabia 
• Saudi Arabia reports new MERS coronavirus case in Riyadh citizen (Link)

United Kingdom 
• Half of at-risk flu patients are still not vaccinated (Link)

United States 
• Flu Update: Epidemic Deaths Due to Influenza, More H1N1 (Link) 
• CA: California Sees High Death Rate In Unusually Severe Flu Season (Link)

Vietnam 
• Country reports second human H5N1 avian flu death in 2014 (Link)

Research 
• Slowing down the spread of MERS (Link)

General 
• Connectivity and emerging infectious diseases in Southeast Asia (Link)

Commentary 
• Recombinomics: Guangdong H7N9 Cluster In Huai - 28M & 5M (Link) 
• Recombinomics: Hunan H7N9 Cluster In Jiangyong - 38M & 8F (Link) 
• Avian Flu Diary: H7N9: A Mid-Season Look At Two Waves (Link)

China 
• CIDRAP: China reports 4 more H7N9 infections, 1 fatal (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of five additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Mainland (Link) 
• Hong Kong: CHP notified of two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong (Link) 
• Hong Kong: Patient with respiratory symptoms and travel history under CHP investigation (MERS-CoV) (Link) 
• Guangxi confirmed case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza (translated) (Link) 
• Zhejiang Province, two cases of human infection with the H7N9 new bird flu cases (translated) (Link) 
• Hunan Province: New human H7N9 case confirmed in central China (Link) 
• Family cluster of bird flu cases brings China's total H7N9 infections to 110 (Link) 
• 2-yr-old H7N9 patient discharged from Xiamen hospital after treatment (Link) 
• China reports H7N9 death, more new cases including two boys (Link) 
• WHO update Feb.1, 2014: Human infection with avian influence A(H7N9) - update (Link) 
• Six new H7N9 cases reported in China (Link) 
• Second human bird flu case in 2014 confirmed in Hunan (Link)

Greece 
•  Eighteen dead, 77 hospitalized due to flu this season (Link)

United Kingdom 
• Warning to groups as flu cases on the rise (Link)

United States 
• Al: Couple turns to last resort flu treatment (Link) 
• AR: Avoid spreading flu on game day (Link) 
• CA: California flu deaths for those under 65 running far ahead of last year (Link)

Vietnam 
• A A/H5N1 flu deaths in Dong Thap (Link)

Research 
• CIDRAP: Study: Skunks shed low-path avian flu viruses (Link) 
• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: the latest lethal germ (Link)

Commentary 
• Avian Flu Diary: WHO Background & Summary Of H7N9 Virus - January 31st (Link) 
• Virology Down Under: Neither market nor farm poultry all that positive for H7N9; songbirds the culprit...? (Link)