Tag: H7N9

• Friday, April 26th 2013 - 14:39 UTC

  Chinese scientists confirm new bird flu strain jumped from chickens to humans

  

  Chinese scientists have confirmed for the first time that a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people in China has been transmitted to humans from chickens. In a study published online in the Lancet medical journal, the scientists echoed previous statements from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Chinese officials that there is as yet no evidence of human-to-human transmission of this virus.