Bird flu how many people died

But influenza research has not been a health priority for decades. From the end of World War II until only recently, almost no flu research was conducted. The result: s chicken egg-based technology is still used to make most vaccines. She urges government officials to support ongoing vaccine development. John M. Alfred W. Stacey L. Knobler et al. Howard Phillips and David Killingray eds. Resource Library. Avian Flu and Influenza Pandemics. How does bird flu infect humans? What are the economic implications of bird flu?

Topics India Bird flu. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now. Your Subscription Plan Cancel Subscription. Home India News Entertainment. HT Insight. My Account. February - Eighty-four people in the Netherlands are affected by the H7N7 strain of the virus, one dies. February 7, - Twelve thousand chickens are killed in Kent County, Delaware, after they are found to be infected with the H7 virus.

October 7, - The avian flu reaches Europe. Romanian officials quarantine a village of about 30 people after three dead ducks there test positive for bird flu. November 12, - A one-year-old boy in Thailand tests positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

November 16, - The World Health Organization confirms two human cases of bird flu in China, including a female poultry worker who died from the H5N1 strain. November 17, - Two deaths are confirmed in Indonesia from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

January 1, - A Turkish teenager dies of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in Istanbul, and later that week, two of his sisters die. January 17, - A year-old girl from northern Iraq dies after contracting bird flu. February 20, - Vietnam becomes the first country to successfully contain the disease. A country is considered disease-free when no new cases are reported in 21 days. March 12, - Officials in Cameroon confirm cases of the H5N1 strain. What's this? Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.

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