China Economic ReviewHigher temperatures and efficient government measures have lowered the number of bird flu cases this month, South China Morning Post reported. There have been 131 cases of H7N9 reported in mainland China, but only four have been reported in May. Since February, 35 people have died of the disease, but no deaths were reported this […]
The H7N9 bird flu might have infected twice as many people as the China’s government reported, according to analysis by researchers at the University of Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported. While China’s government reported that 103 have fallen ill from the virus, the report says that there may be between 90 to 120 ill adults who […]
Chinese authorities have asserted that the H7N9 can be transmitted between humans, contradicting previous statements by health authorities that human-to-human transmission of the virus was impossible, the Financial Times reported. In a carefully worded statement posted in the Ministry of Health’s website, the director of China’s Center for Disease Control said that members of the […]
China scores miserably on some types of innovation but does surprisingly well on others
Residents in Beijing and Henan Province have contracted bird flu, prompting fears that China’s entire eastern seaboard is at risk as the death toll climbs in Shanghai, Bloomberg reported. A 7-year-old girl is being treated in Beijing for the new strain of the avian virus, known as H7N9. That case and two cases in the […]