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Canopus Biopharma And Leading Chinese Researcher Team Up To Treat Avian Influ...
Found on 14 Aug 2008 11:59 GMT
An internationally renowned avian influenza expert hailed "encouraging and exciting" results from experiments conducted by his research team. This study demonstrated impressive efficacy of a novel statin/caffeine combination, StatC? in the treatment and prevention of H5N1, H1N1 and H3N2 in a mouse model. Dr.

Human-to-human bird flu confirmed in China
Found on 08 Apr 2008 03:46 GMT
Chinese health officials have confirmed that a father caught bird flu from his son in December, according to a report released Tuesday.

Avian influenza Situation in China Update 5
Found on 09 Dec 2007 08:59 GMT
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 ...

Avian influenza Situation in China Update 4
Found on 04 Dec 2007 08:59 GMT
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 bec...

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 3
Found on 04 Jun 2007 09:59 GMT
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 2
Found on 30 May 2007 09:59 GMT
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 23 May. The 19-year old male soldier, serving in Fujian province, developed fever and pneumonia-like symptoms on 9 May and was hospitalized on 14 May. There is no initial indication to suggest he had contact with sick birds prior to...

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update
Found on 29 Mar 2007 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has reported a new fatal case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed by the national laboratory. The 16-year-male from Anhui province developed fever and pneumonia-like symptoms on 17 March and was hospitalized on 20 March. He died on 27 March. There is no initial indication to suggest he had contact with sick birds pr...

Avian Influenza Situation in China
Found on 01 Mar 2007 08:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has reported one case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 44-year-old woman from Jian'ou county, Fujian province. She became ill with fever and pneumonia on 18 February and was hospitalized on 22 February where she remains in critical condition. The case was laboratory confirmed by the Fujian provincial laboratory on 26 February ...

Avian Influenza Situation in China update 14
Found on 14 Aug 2006 09:59 GMT
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 measu...

Avian Influenza Situation in China update 13
Found on 08 Aug 2006 09:59 GMT
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 Decembe...

China rethinks bird flu history
Found on 08 Aug 2006 09:10 GMT
China reveals its first human bird flu death came two years earlier than reported.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 12
Found on 16 Jun 2006 09:59 GMT
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.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 11
Found on 27 Apr 2006 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has reported the country's 18th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The patient is an 8-year-old girl from the south-western province of Sichuan. She developed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on 16 April. She remains hospitalized.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 10
Found on 21 Apr 2006 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has informed WHO of the country's 12th death from H5N1 avian influenza. The death occurred in a previously reported case, a 21-year-old man from Hubei Province. He died of severe respiratory disease on 19 April. Of the 17 laboratory-confirmed cases in China, 12 have been fatal.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 9
Found on 19 Apr 2006 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed the country's 17th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case occurred in a 21-year-old male migrant worker employed in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 8
Found on 24 Mar 2006 08:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed the country's 16th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, which was fatal, occurred in a 29-year-old female migrant worker. She was hospitalized in Shanghai on 15 March with symptoms of pneumonia and died on 21 March.

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 7
Found on 08 Mar 2006 14:01 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has reported the country's 10th death from H5N1 avian influenza. The patient, a 9-year-old girl from the eastern province of Zhejiang, developed symptoms on 10 February and died on 6 March. This case was previously announced by Chinese authorities on 27 February, when the patient was listed as in critical condition. To date, China has reported 15 laboratory-confi...

Avian Influenza Situation in China Update 6
Found on 06 Mar 2006 13:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health in China has reported an additional laboratory confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.