A Deadly Bird Flu Is Surging In ChinaMarch 3, 2017 |
The virus has a fatality rate of up to 40 percent. According to an assessment from the World Health Organization this week, China had 460 lab-confirmed human cases of the H7N9 bird flu virus since last October — the most of any flu season since the virus was first reported in humans in 2013
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Bird Flu Strain Hitting China May Be Getting More InfectiousFebruary 21, 2017 |
Another bird flu is on the rampage in China. Already this winter there have been 424 cases in humans, more than a third of all those identified since the virus emerged in 2013. And it is spreading. This week it was announced that it seems poised to acquire mutations that could make it a much worse problem
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Killer Bird Flu Has Spread Across Europe — Are Humans NextNovember 22, 2016 |
Bird flu is back, and it’s got nastier – for birds, at least. The H5N8 virus has spread into Europe and is killing wild birds as well as invading poultry farms – a major worry for farmers in the run-up to the festive season. So far the virus doesn’t seem to infect humans, but it is evolving
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Superhero Films Mirror Real Ethical DilemmasJuly 27, 2012 |
Science has replaced the supernatural in almost all recent superhero films, and fear of its misuse has become a major plot and character motivation
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