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Hong Kong confirms second bird flu death this winter quoting : cnbc

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Hong Kong confirms second bird flu death this winter


Hong Kong confirms second bird flu death this winter
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The patient was admitted to hospital in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the authority said.It wasn't immediately clear how or where he contracted the virus.He had said he hadn't had any recent exposure to poultry or wet markets, according to the Centre for Health Protection.
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Hong Kong confirms third bird flu case in three weeks


Hong Kong confirms third bird flu case in three weeks
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Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHONG KONG - Hong Kong has confirmed its third case of human bird flu in three weeks, a 62-year-old man who was in critical condition, after a second patient was confirmed to have contracted the same H7N9 strain of the disease last Friday.The first patient died from H7N9 five days earlier.Relevant to your professional network?
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France launches mass duck cull to stem bird flu spread


France launches mass duck cull to stem bird flu spread
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The latest duck cull in France targets free-range ducks raised for foie gras, who risk contracting the avian flu virus from wild birds (AFP Photo/Iroz Gaizka)Paris (AFP) - Authorities in southwest France began a cull of hundreds of thousands of ducks Thursday as the government scrambles to contain an outbreak of a virulent strain of bird flu sweeping Europe.The farm birds in France's foie gras heartland are to be slaughtered to stem the spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 virus.Several culls have already taken place since December, dealing a blow to producers of foie gras -- a controversial delicacy made from the livers of ducks and geese after force-feeding -- in the run-up to the important Christmas season.
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Hong Kong man dies in city's third imported bird flu case in three weeks


Hong Kong man dies in city's third imported bird flu case in three weeks
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A 62-year-old Hongkonger is critically ill with H7N9 bird flu in the city's third confirmed imported case in three weeks.The man travelled to Zengcheng in Guangzhou on December 15, the Centre for Health Protection said.On New Year's Day, he developed a fever, cough and shortness of breath.
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