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Bird-Flu Update: Possible Cases of Human-to-Human Transmission Investigated
By Karen Rowan published
Family members of people infected with H7N9 may have become infected via person-to-person transmission.
Some People Got Bird Flu Without Contact With Birds
By Rachael Rettner published
Health officials now know of 82 people who've fallen ill with a new strain of bird flu in China.
63 Cases, 14 Deaths from New Bird Flu
By Rachael Rettner published
Health officials now know of 63 people who've fallen ill with a new strain of bird flu in China.
24 Cases, 7 Deaths from New Bird Flu
By Rachael Rettner published
Health officials know of 24 people who've fallen ill with a new strain of bird flu in China, seven of whom died.
4 Dead from New Bird Flu in China
By Rachael Rettner published
A new strain of bird flu in China has so far sickened eleven people, including four who died.
New Bird Flu Virus: 6 Things You Should Know
By Rachael Rettner published
Here's what you should know about the new H7N9 bird flu virus.
Controversial Bird Flu Research to Resume
By Wynne Parry published
The virus work is needed to prepare for a possible pandemic, researchers said.
New 'Bird Flu' Killing Baby Seals, Raises Concerns for Humans
By Wynne Parry published
A flu virus appears to have jumped from birds into New England seals.
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