Tense Vigil in China as Nasty Flu Virus Stirs Back to Life

A deadly H7N9 avian flu strain is back, with four human cases in southern China in the past month. More cases are a certainty, and researchers, public health experts, and vaccinemakers are preparing for the remote but real possibility that H7N9 will explode into a pandemic.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Larson, Christina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2013
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.342.6162.1031
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.342.6162.1031
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Summary:A deadly H7N9 avian flu strain is back, with four human cases in southern China in the past month. More cases are a certainty, and researchers, public health experts, and vaccinemakers are preparing for the remote but real possibility that H7N9 will explode into a pandemic.