H7N9

A resident of central China's Hunan Province died of H7N9 flu infection, said provincial authorities on Tuesday, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

China has culled 80,000 chickens in the country's north after detecting an outbreak of H7N9 bird flu on a farm of layer hens, said the agriculture ministry on Friday.

A 70-year-old man with underlying illnesses, who was admitted to hospital on Dec 27, was diagnosed with the H7N9 strain on Dec. 29 and was in stable condition.

An elderly man has died of bird flu in Hong Kong in the city's first human case of the disease this winter, authorities said Tuesday.

Local authorities ordered a halt to poultry sales from Thursday in the Siming district of Xiamen city, in China's eastern Fujian province, after a 44-year-old man was diagnosed with the H7N9.

Three Chinese people have died of the H7N9 bird flu, the state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday, adding to a spike in cases this year.

H7N9 bird flu cases spike in China ahead of Lunar New Year, with 22 deaths and 110 humans infected in January alone, Xinhua reports.

Hong Kong will cull approximately 20,000 chickens after discovering the H7N9 avian influenza virus in a batch of poultry imported from mainland China.

China has reportedly downgraded H7N9 bird flu in humans, dropping its description as "infectious" in new guidelines on how to deal with the disease, even as new cases spike with the onset of winter.

Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people since March.

Thailand and Laos have stepped up bilateral cooperation on practical response to any possible outbreak of the new deadly A(H7N9).

The world is unprepared for a massive virus outbreak, the deputy chief of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

Veterinary Services director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin said have not detected positive results with regard to the H7N9 virus subtype.

The H7N9 bird flu has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said.

International experts probing China's deadly H7N9 bird flu virus said Wednesday it was "one of the most lethal influenza viruses".

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Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

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