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  H7N9: outbreak of a mysterious new strain of bird flu

  By Carl Franzen on April 24, 2013 11:56 am

  In late March 2013, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first three Continue reading…

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  CDC tells US doctors to watch for H7N9 bird flu from China

  By Carl Franzen on April 19, 2013 05:03 pm + 18 comments

  A recent outbreak of a new strain of avian influenza (bird flu) has killed at least 17 people in Continue reading…

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  New strain of avian flu in China is deadlier to humans than birds, researchers report

  By Carl Franzen on April 18, 2013 04:50 pm + 19 comments

  Researchers in Japan and the US have analyzed the genes of a new strain of avian (bird) flu that's k Continue reading…

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  As superbugs gain ground, antibiotic development slows to a crawl

  By Katie Drummond on April 18, 2013 12:15 pm + 27 comments

  Antibiotic resistance is rapidly becoming a critical public health risk, with a growing number of Continue reading…

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  US government hasn't kept track of high-risk biological labs, report finds

  By Carl Franzen on March 25, 2013 04:59 pm + 17 comments

  It's no secret the US government is struggling with how to keep track of its many services and their Continue reading…

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  'Plague Inc.' game creator to speak at the CDC about public health

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 9, 2013 09:35 pm + 15 comments

  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long used nontraditional methods as a way to Continue reading…