Sunday, April 14, 2013

13 Now Dead From Chinese Bird Flu

Thirteen people have now died from the latest strain of the bird flu.

H7N9 has sickened a confirmed sixty people.

It is also spreading further and further, with four regions now reporting cases.

Officials are greatly concerned by H7N9 as it does not seem to cause sickness or death in birds, only is carried by them, yet is deadly to humans, if not caught early enough.

This makes it nearly impossible to detect before humans start becoming sick.

Authorities are trying to avoid a panic, by pointing out that Tamiflu can be used as a cure, as long as bird flu is caught early enough.

Other countries have begun limiting travel to and from China, while completely banning birds.

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