The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to announce its new safety advisory panel later this week as it has experienced serious issues with work safety in several occasions. Because of breaches in handling of not only anthrax samples but also deadly forms of bird flu in the previous weeks, such a measure is not only welcome but necessary to ensure the safety of both CDC employees and … [Read more...]
CDC Mishandles Live Anthrax Samples
Could anyone imagine that a prestigious and respected institution like the CDC would err so greatly as to contaminate specimens with dangerous strains of bird flu or mishandle live anthrax? It seems a bit far-fetched but it is in fact the reason for which the Center for Disease Control is in the middle of a hearing overseen by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday. More than 75 … [Read more...]
H7N9 bird flu leaves four dead in China, over 40 case reported this year
China has reported a surge in deadly strain of H7N9 avian flu this year. Since the beginning of this year, it has claimed four lives out of the 40 cases reported from the affected cities. On Thursday, five new human bird flu cases were reported in Zhejiang. The city has seen new H7N9 cases for 15 consecutive days. Meanwhile, some of the affected cities including Hangzhou, Jinhua and Zhejiang … [Read more...]
H7N9 Threat Ahead Chinese New Year
A sudden increase in the cases of the deadly new strain of bird flu is being reported in China, at the commencement of 2014, according to BBC. Five new human H7N9 cases were reported on Thursday in east China's Zhejiang Province and another in Shanghai Municipality, according to local health authorities. The World Health Organization has called for alertness and asked authorities to be prepared … [Read more...]
