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• Mapping the risks of H7N9 infection in China

  
  BioMed Central — Authority: 139
  Avian influenza  A (H7N9) is a tricky version of bird flu which seems to be sweeping across China. At the end of April the WHO registered 126 cases and 24 deaths but as of the beginning of May according to the Chinese CDC , there have been 127 confirmed cases of H7N9 in mainland China with 26 deaths. A lack of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Yum Brands Reports Q1 2013 EPS Down 8%, Warns of Bird Flu Outbreak

  
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  Yum Brands, which owns fast food chains including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, recently reported its results for its first quarter ending March 23, 2013. Reported EPS was $0.72 for the quarter. This was down 24% from the $0.96 EPS recorded in Q1 2012. Yum Brands says a poultry supply situation in late December 2013 ...
  3 weeks ago

• New strain of avian flu in China is deadlier to humans than birds, researchers report

  
  — Authority:
  Researchers in Japan and the US have analyzed the genes of a new strain of avian (bird) flu that’s killed at least 17 people in China in recent weeks, and discovered that some of the new H7N9 viruses have mutated to be more effective and deadlier in humans than they are in birds. The findings “raise concerns ...
  4 weeks ago

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